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Hi, I’m Jennifer Kirchner, the Sixth-grade homeroom teacher at St. Francis de Sales School. I teach science for grades six through eight and also assist in the lab with fourth- and fifth-grade students.

I have seven years of teaching experience at St. Francis de Sales School. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and a Master’s degree in Applied Health Physiology.

My teaching philosophy centers on keeping students engaged as they explore new subjects. My classroom mission is to encourage independent thinking and promote cooperative group learning. I like to personalize instruction using a variety of tools to support student success. One example is helping students create their own science notebooks, which enables them to organize their thoughts and reflect on key concepts throughout the year.

Each year, students in grades 7 and 8 complete a science fair project. Focused on dynamic learning, I pair hands-on lab activities with class discussions and encourage students to test their ideas by designing their own weekly experiments. They then work collaboratively to problem-solve within their groups.