Get to Know New Teachers

For those of you who don’t know, Ms. Sanchez is a new teacher at the school this year. She enthusiastically teaches 7th grade Spanish for the Green Chile pod. Before the Academy, she taught civic studies at Tufts University. The course was about civic identity and finding your place in society. One of her favorite jobs was at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston where she worked in Visitor Studies....

Peter Levin '11, an Albuquerque Academy graduate who applied for a fellows program in 2021, is now the newest science teacher in the 6-7 division. Although Mr. Levin is the teacher, Butters, one of the many bunnies on the campus, tends to steal the show frequently. Butters is the most popular rabbit in 6/7. Mr. Levin adopted Butters from Craigslist four years ago, and since then they have had many j...

Elle Wolfley ‘17  applied for a fellows program in 2021 and proceeded to become one of the Academy’s newest teachers in 6/7.  Wolfley, the newest addition to the visual arts team, started out as any other student in 6th grade. Her favorite subjects were English, History, and above all Art. She says, “once I got to ninth grade, I was able to start taking photography, which was really fun. S...

This year, the Academy welcomes a new math teacher to the 8th, 9th, and 10th grades, Mrs. Kurup! When asked about her favorite part of teaching, Kurup explained the most memorable kind of moment for her, “The joy or the satisfaction you get by teaching someone and the joy you see in their eyes when they understand, especially something like math.” Kurup is a wonderful teacher, but she wasn’t alway...

One of the newest additions to the Albuquerque Academy faculty and staff is 9th-grade English teacher Julia Pinney. We are happy to have such an open and exciting educator teaching here at the Academy. Her experience as a teaching assistant and an educator of outdoor spaces and activities adds much to the Academy community. If you enjoy English classes with a free, open environment and lively discussions,...

The Advocate would like to welcome the new 8-12 drama teacher, Alexis Scott, to the Academy. It is always a pleasure to have an experienced, fun teacher join our school. Scott hopes to be an example for aspiring theater students across the campus. When asked about her teaching experience, she said, “Last year I was at the Baldwin school in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and previous to that I was teaching...

Welcome to Academy, Ms. McLaughlin! It is the pleasure of the Advocate to introduce and welcome one of newest members of our community—Jade McLaughlin! McLaughlin is a 9th-grade biology teacher. She enjoys teaching because she “really loves communicating the science and exploring different ways to do that.” This is her first year as a teacher outside of mentoring undergraduate students at...

Welcome to 8/9, Ms. Doss! The 8/9 Division welcomes Norah Doss! Doss exclusively teaches 8th grade English. She loves teaching English, especially the writing component, because, “it’s awesome to see students grow and see improvements in [their] writing in real time.” She’s taught students of all ages, and says, “I love teaching adults, but I definitely prefer teaching middle school and...