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Vail Mountain School’s new teachers

Nicole Frey

VAIL – The Vail Mountain School in East Vail welcomed several new teachers and faculty members to the school this school year to accommodate their growing program. Ryan Aldrich – college counselorJoining the school in July, Aldrich will work with high-school seniors, helping them to pick out colleges and apply to them. He’ll also help all the high school students and their parents plan for college. Aldrich has a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Denver and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Colby College in Maine. He worked at the school’s admission offices while completing his degree and previously worked as an admission associate at Kent School, a private, college preparatory school in Connecticut. He also coached lacrosse and football at Kent. Caroline Clark – third-grade teacherClark moves to Vail from Boston where she taught third grade and earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and English from Boston College and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction. Clark has worked as an in-house substitute for a public school in Massachusetts and as a reading enrichment teacher for kindergarten through college-aged students. Clark said she enjoys helping student set and achieve their own academic, social and emotional goals. A Vermont native, Clark like to ski, hike and sail. Noah Rabinowitz – second-grade teacherA Colorado resident for the last seven years, Rabinowitz earned a teaching license from the state after receiving a bachelor’s degree in political science and East Asian studies and from Bates College and a master’s degree in international development. He’s spent the last year interning as a fourth-grade teacher at Graland Country Day School in Denver and has substituted in several Denver public schools. Born in California and raised in New Englandh, China and Taiwan, Rabinowitz enjoys telemarking, hiking, biking and spending time with his wife and dog. Carson Baker – kindergarten teacherBaker will co-teach kindergarten after spending a year teaching preschool at Upper Blue Elementary School and three years at the Carriage House Early Learned Center, both in Breckenridge. The Summit County resident for more than four years originally hails from Kentucky. She attended Western Kentucky University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. Carson is currently finishing her master’s program. She said her interest in teaching came from her mother, a high school French teacher, and her second-grade teacher. Brian Stevens – middle school humanities and wellness teacherBrian Stevens comes to the Vail Mountain School from Tucson, where he taught middle school social studies for six years at St. Gregory College Prep. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree in education of gifted and talented at the University of Arizona. This year, he is teaching sixth and seventh grade humanities and wellness. He has coached volleyball for 10 years and will continue with the middle school team at Vail Mountain. Originally from southern Wisconsin, Stevens went on a family trip to Vail when he was 8 and has been thinking about moving here ever since, he said. Molly Vaughn – assistant to the assistant head of schoolIn addition to working for Bob Bandoni, the assistant head of school, Vaughn will lend administrative support to the director of athletics and co-teach a Spanish course in the high school grades. Vaughn moved to Vail in June after finishing her undergraduate studies in Spanish at Middlebury College. She was a teacher at SummerQuest, an outreach program hosted by Vail Mountain School for middle-school students who have been identified as talented but need remediation. Stacey Maule – mathematics department chairMaule taught math and technology for 11 years most recently at Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale. She received her bachelor’s degree in economics from Brandeis University and her master’s degree in mathematical education from Columbia University. Kara Copeland – kindergarten Copeland, who moved to Colorado in 2005, co-teaches kindergarten with Mary Wiethake. She moved to the state from Wisconisn where she earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education at Cardinal Stritch Universtiy in Milwaukee. Copeland has worked for the Beaver Creek Kids Camp and taught at the Eagle County Charter Academy for one year and participated in after-school programs.Mary Wiethake – kindergarten Wiethake, a long-term substitute at Vail Mountain School, has returned as a full-time teacher, co-teaching kindergarten this year. Wiethake taught in New York City-area schools before relocating to Silverthorne with her family. Staff Writer Nicole Frey can be reached at 748-2927 or nfrey@vaildaily.com. Vail, Colorado


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