BEYOND THE BOOKS
NEWS AND NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
Steps Ahead
TEACHER INSTITUTE, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT GET NEW LEADERS Sue Das and Brendan Gilsenan
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FTER AN EXTENSIVE,
tional conferences worldwide.
five-month external and
As head of the Upper/Mid-
Search Committee came away from
That strength was confirmed by
the process overwhelmed by the
Philip’s subsequent announcement
internal search, Lower
dle School English Department,
interest, ideas, and attributes of a
that Upper School English teacher
School teacher Sue Das
Brendan has been an outstand-
host of other internal and external
Brian Freeman would replace
and Upper School teacher Brendan
ing teacher in his own right, an
candidates who participated in
Gilsenan as English Department
Gilsenan have been selected by a
effective and inspiring mentor to
various stages of the search,” he
Head.
Search Committee to serve as Joint
other teachers, and an inspirational
continued. “It’s a terrific affirma-
Directors of the new Brunswick
speaker, Search Committee mem-
tion of our school and our culture
Ph.D., Freeman joined Brunswick’s
Teacher Institute.
bers agreed.
that we’re able to draw on so much
faculty in 1997.
The Institute, established
Under the leadership of Doug
through a gift to Brunswick’s
Burdett, Assistant Headmaster
endowment made by parents of
for Faculty Support and
the Class of 2013, will hold its first
Enrichment, the committee
sessions immediately following this
included Upper School fac-
school year.
ulty members Stephen Du-
“Both are, as we all know, con-
ennebier and Rick Beattie,
summate, dedicated, and innova-
Middle School Head Sarah
tive educators with a collective un-
Burdett, Lower School Head
derstanding of teaching throughout
Katie Signer, Pre School
our Pre K through 12th-grade
Head Gina Hurd, and Leslie
spectrum,” Headmaster Tom
Andersen, Director of Parent
Philip said.
and Student Counseling Services.
A current 1st-grade teacher,
talent when new positions such as this are created.”
“Brian is one of our faculty’s most respected scholars, an inspiring teacher and supportive
“It’s a terrific affirmation of our school and our culture that we’re able to draw on so much talent when new positions such as this are created.”
colleague,” Philip said. “His talents and commitment make him a perfect successor to Brendan.”
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“We were truly lucky to have
Sue is a long-standing member
the wisdom and dedication of
of the Lower School faculty who
such a wonderful group of school
recently earned her Ph.D. in
leaders guiding us to this outcome,”
educational theory. She is a regular
Philip said.
contributor and speaker at educa-
Having earned a Harvard
“I and all the members of the
Brian Freeman
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