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Every September, the Riverdale Upper School community gathers to hear a member of the faculty provide a personal response to...
Karena (Kari) Ostrem has been named the seventh Head of School of Riverdale Country School. An accomplished and innovative educator...
Dr. Pablo Martinez, a Middle and Upper School language teacher and assistant tennis and fencing coach, received the honor posthumously…


In a 2020 article for Independent School magazine, a publication of the National Association of Independent Schools, Pablo A. Martinez…

The Riverdale Teaching Fellows program gives recent college graduates an opportunity to gain teaching experience and work toward a master's…

To commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, Scott Ettinger of the language department spoke at an Upper School assembly about his personal…

A working playwright who teaches drama and film, Kellen Blair gives students space to use their imagination freely.

Jason Curry, the chair of the Middle and Upper School Music Department, says students should see their shortcomings as temporary.

Chime Dolma, assistant director of service learning and a history teacher, grew up among yak herders in Tibet.

"Creative thinking is in everything that we do," says first grade teacher Natasha Schmemann.

"Keeping kids excited about math makes math exciting for me." Jazmin Sherwood talks about teaching sixth grade math, and setting…

The third grade teacher brings a deep knowledge of Riverdale's values and culture to her work.

In 2018, the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center presented an Age Smart Employer Award to Riverdale Country School for…

Jason Ruff teaches Middle and Upper School art with a focus on design.

Monika Le, a Middle and Upper School math teacher, has a special interest in helping girls become confident math students.

Lee Pearson, co-teacher of the humanities in fifth grade and avid story-teller, describes the importance of stories in teaching and…

Riverdale faculty and staff share their stories of lifelong learning.

Riverdale faculty and staff members describe how they are "learners for life."