We are happy to announce that Mr. Peter Brockman and Mrs. Amy Kelly will be joining the Sophia faculty this year.
Mr. Brockman comes to us with many years experience teaching Math, Science, and Computer Technology. He has degrees in mechanical engineering and business management as well as secondary education. He has led robotics teams, judged competitions, been a grant partner with a NASA scientist, has used and taught CAD software, pursued project based learning, and engages in woodworking and gardening in his spare time. Besides these skills, Mr. Brockman has taken flying lessons and taught for a year in a small Native American village in Alaska.
Mrs. Kelly is a traveling art teacher, having taught most recently at Center for Education in New Jersey and also at the Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School. A graduate in Fine Arts (BFA) from Kutztown University, Mrs Kelly is a portrait artist, a jewelry designer, and enjoys turning her hand to anything from sand blasting to cabinet making.