Welcome to the 2022-23 school year! Let's start with the academics, seventh grade will pick up with the Fall of Rome, go through the Middle Ages in China, Japan, Africa, and Europe, then finish with the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and the Age of Exploration.
Now a little about me...I have been teaching since 1998 in the Social Studies and Health Education fields. My experience has been with all grades seventh through twelfth. I currently hold a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Florida with many credits in several different disciplines. I am originally from Key West, Florida, and moved to Chattanooga with my wife, Jennifer, in 2006. We have one daughter, Stella, entering 7th grade this year. My family and I have a deep love for travel and I have been to 16 different countries. In 2012, I was awarded a Fund For Teachers Fellowship, which paid for me to travel to France and the Netherlands to research Human-Environment Interaction throughout history. That knowledge has become an important part of my teaching in the years since. I am also the sponsor for #NPMMTravels. In 2018, I took 12 students to Paris, Avignon, and Barcelona. In 2019, I led a group of 24 to Munich, Germany, Innsbruck, Austria, and Lucerne, Switzerland. The trips have been amazing and I truly feel that international travel changed the lives of the students who went with me. Our 2020 trip to Dublin, Belfast, and Edinburgh was cancelled due to the pandemic. Our 2021 trip to the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium was cancelled as well, but our trip to Berlin, Prague, and Munich during spring break of 2022 was an amazing experience! If you have any interest in your child (and you?) participating in these adventures, please contact me at [email protected]. I am also a coach, coaching volleyball for 25 years at every level from Middle school through the university level. Currently I am starting my 2nd year as the rock climbing coach. I am looking forward to my 14th year at Normal Park and all of the fun adventures the seventh grade has planned!