Gail Swiryn

I’m so happy to be in my fifth year at Renaissance Secondary and my fourteenth year as a middle school science teacher! I earned my B.S. in Natural Science from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and my Master’s in Landscape Architecture from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Before teaching, I was the Landscape Architect for the Forest Service in Sedona, AZ. I had a unique job at the Biosphere 2 Center in AZ, where my passion for environmental education was ignited. My spirit for exploration has led to living in some beautiful places after moving away from my hometown in upstate New York—like Arizona, Kauai, California, and Ouray, CO.

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​I've become an "empty nester" this year with one son at Rochester Institute of Technology and the other at CU Boulder! They give me the most motherly pride. Students will quickly learn that I LOVE playing Ultimate Frisbee. I compete at National and World Championships in the “seasoned” player division and have been playing for over 30 years now. I also teach the Ultimate Frisbee X-Block at RSS. Go Raptors! My list of activities continues with skiing, camping, rock climbing, and all the traditional Colorado fun.​

 

Scientists question everything! In my classroom, I aim to foster curiosity and exploration. I hope that my students are inspired to investigate as they navigate their own lives and the world around them, using many of the same skills they do in a physics experiment.

 

– Ms. Gail

"SCIENCE IS REAL!!" – They Might Be Giants