Mike秉持以学生为中心的教学方法,创造理想的学习环境。在Mike的带领下,于2008年建立了具有人文特色的新型校园环境,于2010年正式启用——米勒二百周年纪念大厅。并与2014年1月建成New Hampshire地区最先进的图书馆和学习中心。2013年,Mike又带领KUA建成了一个全尺寸的校内草场“The Barn”,为KUA学生提供室内运动设施和训练场地。Mike牵头的其他校园设施改造项目包括Pope Field、Bicentennial Quadrangle、学生宿舍和教师住房的翻新,校园硬件和园林绿化设施改造等。
作为一个资历深厚的Boarding School 校长,Mike在马萨诸塞州Cushing Academy 和 Bement School开始了他的教学生涯,他是一个具有三种身份的教育家:老师、教练和顾问,此外,他还担任学生咨询、校友管理、学校发展以及运动管理等行政职责。同时还教授课程西班牙语。2000年,Mike被任命为助理校长,为学校规划了Middlesex学校社区。 Mike曾代表KUA在某些国家和地区进行教育咨询和慈善捐助,并担任新英格兰北部独立学校协会(ISANNE)董事会副总裁。 Mike毕业于Colby College(顶级文理学院),并获得哈佛大学教育学硕士学位,他于2011年完成了达特茅斯学院的TUCK行政课程计划,并成为著名的校长协会的会员。 |
THOMAS BATTLE 父亲 - 他的父亲汤姆是VES1950级毕业生和前信托管理人。 前教员 - 1987到1993年在VES担任历史老师,足球和长曲棍球队教练,宿舍管理员以及顾问的职位。前年度捐款负责人 - 他领导了75周年校庆捐款活动并筹集到了800问美元的资金。 学校捐款负责人 - 他领导了75周年校庆捐款活动并筹集到了800万美元的资金。 作为父母 – 他和妻子玛丽·斯图尔特的一个孩子是VES的毕业生,另一个孩子是VES在读学生。 Tommy的教育背景非常优秀。1987年,Tommy在弗吉尼亚大学获得了经济学学士学位。1995年,他获得了威廉玛丽学院的梅森商学院的MBA,同时他还是Beta Gamma Sigma商业荣誉社团的成员。2000年,Tommy赴北卡罗来纳大学进修了执行领导班。(2000年,Tommy赴北卡罗来纳大学进修了Leadership Class。) |
Dr. Craig N. Gemmell became Brewster Academy's 12th head of school on July 1, 2015. He came to Brewster after 20 years at the Groton School in Groton, Massachusetts. Over the past 26 years as an educator, Dr. Gemmell has built an impressive reputation for his innovative and collaborative approach. He has led strategic program initiatives, masterplanning projects, alumni outreach efforts, and thoughtful governance and accreditation reviews while maintaining a close connection to students through teaching, coaching, and dorm parenting. While at Groton, Dr. Gemmell served as the assistant head for program from 2012-2015 and from 2010-2015 was co-chair of the Groton STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Initiative. Gemmell brings strong expertise in college placement, as he served as director of College Counseling for a number of years at Groton School. Other positions held at Groton include director of Program Development and Global Services Intensive trip leader. Additionally, he taught science courses, served as a dorm parent, and coached cross-country running, crew, and recreational winter running. Previously he was on the faculty at Loomis-Chaffee and Pomfret schools and served as an instructional assistant at Duke University while pursuing his master’s degree. He has completed coursework in literature at Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English and in molecular biology and physics at Dartmouth College. As an undergraduate at Trinity College, Dr. Gemmell was an All-American athlete on the track and field team. He has served on the executive committee of the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools and is a past trustee of the Oak Meadow Montessori School. Since 1998 he has served as an accreditation evaluator for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc. Craig and his spouse Nancy Hughes reside on campus in Lord House with their sons Teddy '20 and Jobe. As a family they love skiing in the winter and spending time outdoors together in all seasons. |
布鲁斯特学院(Brewster Academy)校长Dr.Gemmell将在6月4日到6月14日左右来华与广大学生及家长进行交流。此次交流活动,Dr.Gemmell校长将会前往北京、上海、广州等地与大家见面。Dr.Gemmell是经验丰富的教育学家,是布鲁斯特学院(Brewster Academy)的第12任校长。 他曾长期担任Groton School大学申请顾问,经他推荐进常春藤及其他美国顶尖大学的学生已有上千人。 布鲁斯特学院(Brewster Academy)建校于1820年, 是一所男女同校的私立大学预科寄宿中学,位于美国东北部新罕布什尔州的沃尔夫伯勒(New Hampshire Wolfeboro),离波士顿不到2小时的车程。有360个学生, 其中15%是国际生,寄宿生比例高达80%。 Brewster Academy在体育上还拥有在新英格兰地区以及全国地区荣获冠军的校际竞争队;在声乐、芭蕾等艺术方面,给学生提供一对一的私教,并且排练季度剧;在学术方面和大学合作紧密,与耶鲁大学合作有:emotional intelligence management项目。 学校的课程设置享有国际盛誉,既培养个人特长和独立思考能力,又强调团队合作精神。学校的教师和学生共同提供了一个非常融洽的生活环境。
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