Specialist Teachers

Molly Moffat

Molly began her journey to becoming a teacher at a small, private college in Minnesota, St. Olaf College. There she studied for a bachelor’s degree in Dance with a minor in Environmental Studies. From there she made a big move overseas to study for a Masters in English Literature at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. During that time, Molly volunteered at many local schools as a teaching assistant and a soccer coach.

Molly then pursued a  Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Exeter University. going on to teach at Hillyfield Primary Academy in London, teaching in Year 1 and Year 2. During her time at that school, Molly completed an Outstanding teacher training course, was the leader for Special Educational Needs learning in Year 1 and was a coach in the Improving Teacher program. She also started a cheerleading program, the school’s first, and started directing school plays.

Molly joined the British International School of Charlotte in 2013 as a Year 1 and 2 class teacher. During her time in Charlotte, Molly attended training at MIT help develop STEAM learning throughout the school. Molly attends training at The Juilliard School to help develop and implement the Juilliard curriculum for dance at the Nord Anglia International School in New York. Molly loves all things theatrical, and has enjoyed developing and directing school plays in the past, with 'The Gruffalo' being her absolute favorite!

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Kat Underwood

Before beginning her teacher training in 2013, Kat ran a successful theatre company in Bristol, UK, working with both adults and children. From here, she was inspired to broaden her horizons and learn more about education and how it can be used as a tool for creative expression. Since completing her PGCE, Kat has worked in primary and secondary schools, specialising in English and Drama teaching. 

Drama and the performing arts have always been a passion, and Kat has coordinated many productions in the settings she has worked in. Kat has introduced LAMDA speech and performance tuition to schools as well as inspiring a love of Shakespeare and performance poetry to all the children she teaches. Kat has previously worked at Bromsgrove International School in Thailand, where she was Head of English. She works hard to promote a kinaesthetic approach to teaching, as well as leading the progression of speaking and listening across the school. Outside of school, Kat loves reading, exploring new countries, SCUBA diving and, of course, going to the theatre. Kat brings a wealth of knowledge and love of performance to NAISNY's already outstanding performing arts team. 

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Silvia Brown

Silvia grew up in Peru where she graduated from Universidad Mayor de San Marcos with a bachelors degree in Social Communications. After moving to the USA, Silvia started working in a preschool and began her studies for a Masters in Early Childhood Education. Upon moving to New York, she started working as a Spanish teacher and tutor and completed many professional development courses. Throughout Silvia's Spanish teaching career, she has had many wonderful opportunities to teach a diverse group of children ranging from 18 months to middle school age. Silvia enjoys creating engaging lesson plans that motivate students, while acknowledging different learning styles, as well as instilling a love of learning the Spanish language. 

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Emily Olivier

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Cathrine Beckett

Cathrine is a graduate of Canterbury College, University of Kent, with an honours degree in Music and Education. In her professional career, she has taught in a variety of schools around the UK including Cumbria, Devon and Kent. She has extensive experience in teaching pupils from the age of two to eighteen years. Nothing gives her greater pleasure than teaching music and making a difference in the musical lives of young and older children alike. It was whilst she was in Devon that she was invited to teach in a preparatory school, and it was here that she discovered her love for teaching toddlers and young children. When she was in Kent, she was asked to teach music therapy in a music hub. She found this to be a huge and highly rewarding privilege; one which has left a lasting effect on how she approaches music with children of all abilities.

Cathrine derives great fulfilment when she is working with choirs and instrumental ensembles and she relishes any opportunity to provide experiences for students to perform in public and with live musicians. 

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Adam Bluth

Adam grew up on Long Island and his parents instilled the love of sports and fitness into his life. He knew he wanted to be a physical education teacher from an early age. Throughout his childhood, Adam enjoyed playing soccer, tennis and baseball, and in high school, spent his summers working at day camps. Adam earned his Bachelor's degree from LIU C.W. Post and a Master's degree from Brooklyn College.

 

With years of experience teaching nursery to grade 8, Adam knows the importance of a positive physical education experience and always strives in providing fun, active and knowledgeable experiences for everyone. His vision has always been to teach the importance of living a healthy and active lifestyle and create a welcoming environment for students of all athletic abilities. He loves seeing the growth and improvement students make throughout the year and is very excited to be a part of the NAISNY family.

 

When not in school, Adam loves to travel with his wife and enjoys reading and writing. He is also a big English Premier League Soccer fan.

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