Ms. Chambers
Next year, History teacher Ms. Chambers will be relocating to Deerfield Academy to serve as a teacher and swim coach. “I wanted to move there in order to be closer to my family, because most of them are located around the East Coast,” she says. Ms. Chambers spent three years working at TAS, and has quickly become legendary among her students for her animated PowerPoints, daily quizzes, and baked goods. “Even though I’ve only known her for a short period of time, I’ve been able to become really comfortable with her,” says Iris Huang (10), a current student in her AP European History class.
This year’s students, in particular, have spent so much time around Ms. Chambers that Associate Principal Mr. Vandenboom once joked that there was a herd of high schoolers living in her classroom. “Now, she gives me a Jeopardy question every morning so I can let her do her work, but I keep bothering her for the rest of the day anyway,” Iris says. “I’ll miss those questions and her guidance.”
Mr. Pierce
Next year, Upper School Math teacher Mr. Pierce will be relocating to the Khan Lab Schools as their lead math teacher. The school, founded by Sal Khan of the Internet-based educational platform Khan Academy, was founded in 2014 and emphasizes fully developing skills for students through eliminating grades. “I wanted to work somewhere that was experimental,” says Mr. Pierce. “This school doesn’t have grades, or classrooms, it’s really an open work space.”
His work at TAS with higher-level math classes inspired Mr. Pierce to take on a new type of education. “I’m excited to teach in a new way, using project-based learning where students get to go into as much depth on their work as they want,” he says. In TAS, Mr. Pierce has often emphasized personal interest and customized instruction. “In Advanced Topics in Mathematics, Mr. Pierce is always asking us: what do you want to learn?” says Avery Wang (12). Mr. Pierce’s partner, Upper School History teacher Ms. Sakamoto, will also be moving with Mr. Pierce to the San Francisco Bay Area next fall.
![TAS upperclassmen volunteers helped
guide guests at the fair. Volunteers were
also involved in the set-up and clean-up
processes. [VICTORIA HSU/THE BLUE & GOLD]](https://blueandgoldonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DSC05845-1200x798.jpeg)
![The film team poses for a group photo in Central Park. [ERIN WU/THE BLUE AND GOLD]](https://blueandgoldonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/film_5782-1200x900.jpeg)
![The last prom was held in 2020. [PHOTO COURTESY OF ELAINE H. (‘21)]](https://blueandgoldonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/prom.jpg)
![Students watched their classmates graduate in 2022. [PHOTO COURTESY OF TAS COMMUNICATIONS]](https://blueandgoldonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/grad-900x599.png)
