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Grant Andrew - Grades
7 & 8
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I’m Grant Andrew. A few years ago teaching
found me. Prior to my time here, I was in the business world, including 6 years with Citigroup. It was here that
I discovered how much I liked to learn, and much of what I learned was math.
What hadn’t been entirely clear in an academic setting became a passion as I discovered its power. While I enjoyed
leading teams and producing results, I always felt like there wasn’t enough time for people in the midst of profit. |
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| Education is different. As an avid reader
and constant learner, I’ve spent the last year absorbing as much new information as possible – so I’m teaching
and learning and applying new ideas into my work. While I can’t say I’d recommend my path to everyone, I am grateful
for the opportunity to do something I love. |
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The aspect I love best about CCS is our
focus on the Creator. In a world where human life is given more lip service and less value every day, a focus on
the core of life – who we are, why we are here, and an appreciation for the beauty and complexity of the world
around us – seems like an important anchor. For all that we understand about the world and life, so much still
eludes us. Understanding and trusting that a force bigger than us holds the intricacies of life with precision
and compassion can soften the storms.
I’m currently focused on enriching our curriculum on several fronts. Place-based education is one key area. A simple
definition is learning the stories of the land and being a part of them. Really learning about one place gives
students the tools to expand that knowledge wherever their life may take them. This year we’ll spend time outside
understanding the environment and living things from a scientific view, read fiction and non-fiction about the
Southwest, and use these experiences reflectively as inspiration for our writing. |
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Class trip to Moab
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