SME Mr. Chris

Dear Parents/Friends/Caregivers,

We hope this note finds you well and seeing the imaginative possibilities of armchair travel at a time when so many are feeling confined. Several have reached out to thank me for the our virtual "travel plan" which is easy to follow day-by-day. Thank you, and thank you for helping me keep education lively and fun for these two classes which I miss very much.

Just check the blog and continue on our virtual cross-country field trip. It's important that you keep up with us on the journey. Like a wagon train, we don't want folks to fall behind. We'll fare better (and have better discussions) when we travel together from state to state.

Please spread the word and tell your classmates to get on board for the cross-country trip. If you have any questions please send me an email: ccassell@rivendellschool.org

Kindly,
Mr. Chris

Meet Mr. Chris

CHRIS CASSELL taught 2nd graders at SME during the 2007-2008 school year and has rejoined the faculty after teaching overseas for several years. After earning a BA from Bowdoin College, he worked for L.L.Bean for several years before serving the Peace Corps in Armenia from ’97-’99 and then earning an MA in Applied Anthropology from Oregon State University, which became a teaching certificate from the Upper Valley Educators Institute. His family lived on the Red Sea campus of Saudi Arabia’s first co-educational university where Chris taught (and his two children studied) in an international school with students from over 80 nations. Chris enjoys traveling with his family, and their biggest trip was an 11,000 mile, six week cross-country adventure in a VW Camper