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Lower School Science Teacher Receives Presidential Award Hilarie Hall was a decorated teacher when St. Andrew’s hired her to become Lower School Science Teacher. This past March, she was bestowed with an honor to surpass all others when she was presented with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Given to just 108 people annually, it is the nation’s highest honor for K-12 teachers of mathematics and science. “Since arriving at St. Andrew’s Hilarie has been instrumental in moving forward our design thinking program at the Lower School and forging new initiatives across disciplines to expand the reach of science into all aspects of student learning,” said Jordan Love, Head of Lower School. “This award means a lot of things to me; it’s both humbling and motivating,” Hall said. “It means that I can represent our St. Andrew’s community in an innovative way and bring many new ideas and experiences to our students. It means that I have access to a great national network of like-minded educators. It motivates me to continue to push myself to work harder and more creatively in my role as a teacher.” Hall has a B.S. from Boston College and a Master’s of Education from American University. She came to St. Andrew’s after teaching second grade for seven years at Woods Academy. While there, she was Continued on page 4
“I love the tenacity of our Lower School students. They push themselves to dig deeper in their lessons and they become fearless in their learning as they recognize that mistakes and improvements are a part of all of our lives.” Hilarie Hall LOWER SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER
SUMMER 2016
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