SAMANTHA DIVER , M.S. ED

Interim Head of School

20+ years as a Learning Specialist in K-12 schools and private tutoring.

Certified Yoga, Balanced Athlete, Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor.

Presentations

  • DAIS ​: Mindfulness in the Classroom 2017

  • PAIS :​ T.I.M.E. Executive Functioning Skills 2017;

    • How to Make Math Meaningful 2017 

  • East Side Charter School of Wilmington :​ Mindfulness in the Classroom 2017

  • Shorecrest Preparatory School, Keynote Speaker 2020

Professional Development

  • Harvard School of Education: Art of Leadership, Project Zero, Universal Design for Learning

  • Learning and the Brain : Mathematics and the Brain Learning and the Brain: Executive Functions in the Classroom Learning and the Brain: Differentiated Instruction

  • The Wilson Reading Program

  • Lindamood Bell LIPS / Visualizing and Verbalizing

  • Singapore Math

  • Teaching Mathematics Using Alternative Modalities and Strategies​; ​Interacting with Mathematics Executive Function: Foundation for Learning and Teaching

Awards

  • The Lower School Chair for Teaching Excellence (June, 2014)

  • The Kitchel Chair (June, 2016) Awarded to the teacher who has the greatest impact on students and faculty.

 

NICOLE RAFFERTY, M.S. ED., CPLC

7+ years of teaching experience in K-12 schools (urban, suburban, private, and public); including tutoring and academic summer camps

Teaching Certifications in Elementary Education & Reading Specialist 

Certified Professional Life Coach (CPLC); accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF)

Master of Science degree in Reading, Writing, & Literacy - University of Pennsylvania 

Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, Minor in Human Development & Family Studies - Pennsylvania State University 

Recognized as a 2020 Top Teacher for Delaware Today Magazine

Completed “Chair Yoga & Mindful Practices For Children” through YogaEd

Completed Levels I & II training in Responsive Classroom