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  Aaron Brand

  • Class III Homeroom Teacher
  • Fun Fact #1: I was born in NYC. My mother was born in Colombia. My Grandmother in France. My Grandfather in Morocco. Between the four of us, we come from four different continents: North America, South America, Europe, and Africa respectively.
  • To me, teaching accumulates to much more than the sum of its parts. It is about having robust and engaging conversations that build community between teacher and student. At the heart of it, students should feel assured to take risks and challenge themselves daily knowing that it is the journey that matters, and not the destination. 
  • I was a Buckley Associate Teacher in the third and second grades for 3 years from 2016-2019.
  • For two years, I taught English in Medellín, Colombia, and I also picked up a good bit of Spanish there too.
  • I founded my own Kids Art Summer Program in June that takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We draw and engage with art and artifacts throughout history and from all over the world!
  • Fun Fact #2: I recently got engaged to my now fiancée at The Met!