In the Classroom #1
In the Classroom #2
Out of the Classroom #2
100
This person is a Spanish teacher in both the Middle and Upper School Divisions. She also advises in the Upper School. She has been at Collegiate for a loooong time: This will be her 29th year!
Fun fact: She is a mother of 4 and a grandma of 8. She loves teaching Spanish, reading, playing (and watching) soccer, traveling...And she speaks several languages! (her students usually can guess which ones during the school year).
Who is this adult?
It's Senora Epstein!
100
This person's job is to help you play a string instrument and to conduct the Collegiate orchestra. Her office is on the 4th floor, and she can help you read music, change a string on your cello, or tune your viola.
Fun fact:She enjoys running marathons and playing her violin!
Who is this adult?
It's Dr. Jelinek!
100
This person's job is to help you with anything you might need. He listens to you if you’re feeling sad, worried, or have a problem. He can also help you learn how to solve problems, make friends, and do your best in school. His office is located on the 8th floor and houses a ton of fidget tools and board games.
Fun fact:He enjoys watching anime (his favorite is One Piece), playing video games on his Nintendo Switch, and running.
Who is this adult?
It's Mr. Tong!
200
This person's job is to help you use technology as a tool to have fun! He will teach you how to create your programs and projects using HTML, JavaScript, and Python.
Fun fact: Outside the classroom, he enjoys golf, working on classic cars, coding, and building cool projects. Whether you're new to computer science or have experience, there's something for everyone to learn and develop. He's excited to see what you create this year!
Who is this adult?
It's Mr. Love!
200
This person's job is to teach not only history, but also study skills, critical thinking, and academic writing. This teacher's specialty is ancient Greece and Rome, but loves talking about the Ottoman Empire, Napoleon, and the Industrial Revolution-- as well as watching any movie about the World Wars. (Dunkirk is a favorite.)
Fun fact:This teacher also likes to knit, hike, read, and play board games.
Who is this adult?
It's Dr. Davey!
200
This person's job is to lead the middle school. He opens each Monday morning with a rundown of events and updates while instilling an air of motivation and support.
Fun fact: he shares the same name as a former american football player of the Minnesota Vikings
Who is this adult?
It's Dr. Jones!
300
This person's job is to help you learn a different language. She makes her lessons fun with games and songs, ensuring you're challenged but also engaged. She frequently shares interesting facts about her country, which recently hosted the Olympic Games.
Fun fact: Her classroom is located on the 8th floor, across from Mr. Tong’s office. She enjoys reading and running in her free time.
Who is this adult?
It's Madame McGrath!
300
This person's job is to teach you how to say hola, gracias and por favor. She is also a 5th grade advisor and her son went to Collegiate and graduated in 2020.
Fun fact: She has a granddaughter named Margot. She usually visits her country twice a year. She loves chocolate and doesn't understand baseball or American football but loves to watch soccer and Formula 1 races.
Who is this adult?
It's Senora Sanchez!
300
This person’s job is to help you with anything that you may need. She can help you find a classroom or a teacher, she can help you organize your homework or your binder, she can provide you with a space if you need some quiet time to work or to think.
Fun fact: Her adult son is a rapper and songwriter so she enjoys hearing any poetry or music you would like to share.
Who is this adult?
It's Ms. Jill!
400
RANDOM TRIVIA!
What is Mr. Tong's office number?Room 815
400
This person loves to play with numbers. She will help you solve a complex mathematical problem on the distribution of prime numbers (and perhaps win a million bucks for it!).
Fun fact: Her classroom is on the 8th floor. She tried to square the circle but could not. She likes pasta and practicing kung fu.
Who is this adult?
It's Dr. La Nave
400
This person's job is to help make sure evyerhting at school runs smoothly. She works in the main office and is like the school's helper or organizer.
Fun fact: she used to work in a school in Spain and has ran the NYC marathon!
Who is this adult?
It's Ms. Luisa!
500
This person's taught at the school for over thirty years but has little gray hair (and doesn't dye it either). He's the smartest, most handsome, tallest, strongest, most athletic, most serious, and most wonderful person and teacher ever! (He's also the most humble.) What a guy!
Who is this adult?
It's Jelly!
500
RANDOM TRIVIA!
What is Mr. Tong's favorite drink?
Black coffee!
500
This person is both the grade 5 dean and the dean of students! Her job is to help you adjust to the middle school and answer any questions you may have.
Fun fact: She has a son named Leo and enjoys watching broadway shows. This year will be her 9th year working at Collegiate!
It's Ms. Solyom!
