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Lower School Students Want to Know E D : What's your favorite color? A W : I like all different colors, but as you may notice, I tend to wear a lot of blue shirts. E D : And your eyes are blue, too! K C : Have you worked at more than one school? A W : I've worked in, let's see, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…in about 10 or 11 schools. E D : Have you been a teacher before? A W : I have. I used to be a Pre-K teacher when I started out; that was many years ago. en I taught 1st grade, and 2nd grade. I taught Kindergarten, just for a is summer, 3rd graders Ekua D. and Katie C. sat down with Mr. Wilson to welcome him to Trevor and ask him some hard-hitting questions on the minds of inquiring Lower Schoolers! little while, and I've taught 4th grade. For most of my career, I've been a 2nd-grade teacher. K C : Do you have any friends who are teachers, too? A W : I do have lots of friends who are teach- ers. Some whom I worked with when I was a teacher, other teachers that I worked with when I was an assistant principal. I have tons of teacher friends and I hope to make many more here. E D : What was it like when you were eight? A W : Wow, that's a great question. When I was eight, I was in Ms. Dunkerly's class. at was the name of my 3rd-grade teacher. She was actually my favorite teacher, because she was really interested in marine biology. We learned a lot about fish that year, and all different types of sea creatures. We learned about the tides and the oceans. It was one of my best years in school. K C : What's your favorite animal? A W : I think lions are really cool. I like their fur and their manes. And lately, my son has been getting interested in those teeny tiny pigs, called tea-cup pigs. He's been showing me a lot of pictures of them and they're quickly becoming one of my favorite animals, because they're so adorable. Thank you, Lisa director of the primary school in 1984, the math specialist two years later, and division leader of the primary school from 1987 to1997. In 1997, she became the Director of Elementary Education, a position she held until Pam Clarke had the wisdom to appoint her Assistant Head of School for Curriculum and Teaching in 2011, and Associate Head the following year. In her Associate Head role, Lisa worked with faculty and school leaders to review, enhance, and advance curriculum in the direction of greater rigor, collaboration, and student- centeredness—all of which led to our contemporary articulation of inquiry- based learning and teaching. Little did Lisa expect another major responsibility at Trevor that would bring her back to the Lower School. In July 2015 came the announcement that Lower School Division Head Araina Jewel was moving to a new position in Tampa. It was a time in which Trevor especially needed stability in the midst of completing the renovation of the West 88th Campus, even with a relatively new Head of School in place. And, not surprisingly, it was to this gifted educator whom I turned to for guidance. Lisa readily agreed to take Early in the process of considering headship at Trevor, I met Associate Head of School Lisa Alberti. And after becoming Head, I quickly realized that Lisa would become my mentor and right-hand person, who would work tirelessly with me to ensure a smooth transition—not only to Trevor, but to my family's life back in New York City. Lisa has dedicated her entire profes- sional career to Trevor. Joining the faculty in 1977, she taught in e Day School's lower school, became associate Scott R. Reisinger Head of School n i i 2 2 T R E V O R D AY S C H O O L n FA L L 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8