Faculty "One of the pleasures of being at Buxton is that I can teach what I'm passionate about. ..."

The adults at Buxton are available and open to young people, concerned with their growth in academic disciplines and in every other respect as well. They are committed to teaching, but also to the overall life of the school. Many members of the faculty have advanced degrees, and most have significant teaching experience. Faculty members are given great freedom to design their own courses, ensuring that the material stays fresh. This allows them to respond flexibly and sensitively to specific groups and individuals.

All teaching families and most teachers live at the school, interweaving their daily lives with those of the Buxton community. Along with teaching in the classroom, faculty members have leadership, administrative, and caretaking responsibilities. This means that students and faculty enjoy an unusually high degree of interaction and camaraderie. Over the course of a day, you might be woken up by your math teacher, eat lunch with your French teacher, and sing next to your English teacher during a chorus rehearsal.

At Buxton, students and faculty share their lives in ways both mundane and profound, forming bonds that range far beyond the typical classroom interactions you may be used to. We see the development of honest and caring friendships between adults and students not just as a lucky by-product of our program but also as an educational goal in itself.

When positions are available, you will find them posted under Employment Opportunities.

(The year in parentheses is when the faculty member joined Buxton.)

C. William Bennett, Director (1969)
B.A. Williams College
Admissions
English III, Senior Seminar
Boys' Dormitory
BBennett@BuxtonSchool.org

Linda Kathryn Burlak (1988)
B.A. Carleton College; M.S. Cornell University
Physics, Biology, Geometry, Marine Science
Courses of Study, Testing Advisor, Girls' Dormitory

Edward R. Gale (1970)
B.A. Williams College
Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Chemistry
Course of Study, Chorus, Boys' Dormitory

Pilar Ciriza El Cid Gale (1968)
Bachiller Superior, Colegio del Sagrado Corazon, Spain
ESL Program: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced TOEFL Preparation

Bradford K. Davis '63 (1970)
B.A. Williams College; M.A. Brown University
American History, Advanced European Studies
Boys' Dormitory

Elizabeth J. Davis (1964)
B.A. Smith College
French IV, V

Rebecca K. DeCola '00 (2005)
B. A. Oberlin College
Admissions
English IV, English I, Topics in Neuroscience
Girls' Dormitory

David Denhard (1982)
B. A. State University of New York at New Paltz;
    M. Mus. Binghamton University
Music I, II, III; Piano; Vocal Coaching
Chamber Music, Chamber Orchestra, Boys' Dormitory

Alcia Jackson (2007)
B.A. Williams College
French I, II and III
Girls' Dormitory

Frank Jackson (2007)
BFA Virginia Commonwealth University;
MFA University of California at Davis
Painting, Drawing

Adrian Lash-St. John '00 (2004)
B.A. Bennington College
Algebra I and II, Video Production
Boys' Soccer, Skiing and Snowboarding, Work Program, Boys' Dormitory

Amrita Lash-St. John '99 (2003)
B.A. Bennington College
Ceramics
Figure Drawing, Girls' Soccer, Girls' Dormitory

Will Miller (2007)
B.A. Oberlin College, ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer
Biology, Weight Training and General Fitness

Kathleen Oliver (1987)
Study in Contemporary and Ethnic Dance and Percussion
Africa, Dance, Drumming and Percussion, Girls' Dormitory

Jamie Racanelli (2007)
B.S. Haverford College
Advanced Calculus, Algebra II, Drama I
Girls' Soccer, Boys' Dormitory

Kevin B. Reilly (2005)
B.A. Williams College
English II, IV, Studio Art, Photography, Creative Writing
Basketball, Boys' Dormitory

Ben Ripley '99 (2007)
B.A. St. John's College
Photography, Geometry, Writing

Will Sears '90 (2007)
B.A. Bard College
Studio Art, Capoeira Angola, Social Studies Elective
Boys' Soccer

Peter S. Smith '74, Co-Director (1984)
B.A. Clark University
Spanish I, Drama II
Cultural History of the Twentieth Century (not offered 07-08)
Drama Activity, Boys' Dormitory

Carmen Welton (2007)
B.A. Oberlin College
Spanish II, III, and IV
Girls' Soccer, Girls' Dormitory