Employment

List of 2 members.

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  Carl Coombs 

  Assistant Head of School, Head of Lower School

  617-278-2338

  BIO

  Carl became a middle school educator because he was passionate about working with adolescents during this important developmental stage as they are exploring who they want to be. He believes in personalized instruction, collaboration across disciplines, helping students find their passion, and emphasizing character education. 

  
  Carl had been an educator at Brimmer for 10 years before becoming the Head of Middle School in 2015. He previously served as the Middle School Drama Director, Humanities Teacher, and Dean of Grade 8. He continues to teach in the Humanities Department. In 2019 Carl became a Co-Director of Faculty Recruitment and Mentoring, where he oversees hiring of faculty PK-12 and also manages the School’s mentor program for new faculty and staff. He enjoys working at Brimmer because of its outstanding faculty, motivated students, and the School’s mission to create globally minded, empathetic leaders for tomorrow. He likes that students can take risks in Brimmer’s safe, supportive environment, where they are taught that they can learn as much from challenges as from strengths and successes. Because Brimmer focuses on the whole child, students can thrive in all aspects of School life: academics, the arts, athletics, and individually as young people.

  
  Carl is a member of the Association of Middle Level Educators (AMLE) and has attended several of their conferences. He has also attended the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Art of Leadership summer institute. 
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  Cecelia Pan 

  Science Dept. Chair, Director of Ed. Initiatives, Co-Director of Faculty Recruitment & Mentoring

  617-264-1423

  BIO

  For Cecelia, science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking and viewing the world. Skills taught in a science class can be used to analyze and make decisions for a person’s entire life. She is particularly passionate about encouraging females in science.
  
  

  Cecelia has been teaching biological sciences at Brimmer since 1996 and has served as Department Chair since 1997. As Director of Educational Initiatives, Cecelia oversees the Scholar Society and is the Chair of the NEASC accreditation process. Cecelia served as the Director of Hiring for several years and is now the Co-Director of Faculty Recruitment and Mentoring, where she oversees hiring of faculty PK-12 and also manages the School’s mentor program for new faculty and staff. Cecelia also serves on the Global Studies Board.

   

  She loves being able to be creative in her classroom at Brimmer. Cecelia believes that the best part of teaching is letting students learn a concept, then deciding whether to teach that lesson again, and, if so, how to change it. She appreciates that she is encouraged to take risks and try new lessons, classes, and topics and loves to use her students’ curiosity to learn about scientific principles.
  
  

  Cecelia is a member of the National Association of Biology Teachers and the National Science Teachers Association. She volunteers for Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary (a Mass Audubon site) and the March for Science in Boston. A Maine native, she still loves to spend time on the lake with her family and view the wonderful wildlife.