Mr. Charlie M. Curtis

Charlie Curtis History Teacher

Charlie Curtis History Teacher

A 70 degree day in April brings out Mr. Curtis and his Current Events class.
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Gracie does some research on coral reefs in Mrs. Curtis' class.
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These prehistoric people emerged from Mrs. Curtis' cave!
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Mrs. Curtis is offering a new course called, "Goat to Garment" in the winter and spring semester of 2006.
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When not at Grier, Mrs. Curtis can be found at home on the family 'farmette.' There, the Curtises keep various pets and raise farm animals for food and fiber. Their flock of angora goats keeps them busy with regular chores and with the preparation of their mohair for handspinning. Enjoying the beauty and productivity of cental Pennsylvania is an important part of her life and Mrs. Curtis shares her rural hobbies with her students by incorporating them into her classroom curriculum whenever possible and by bringing students out for visits. She is always looking for kindred spirits to nurture. When the opportunity arises, Mrs. Curtis loves to travel and bring home new experiences and souvenirs to share in the classroom. Since coming to teach at Grier, Mrs. Curtis has chaperoned a school trip to Italy and Greece, she has taken a summer faculty-enrichment excursion to Costa Rica on a Fulbright Scholarship, and she travelled to China in the summer of 2002 to teach English near Chengdu in the Szechuan province.

Charles M. Curtis did his undergrad work at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He traveled within the US extensively after college, learning about America and taking various jobs along the way, including mining in Leadville, CO, and proof-reading the Encyclopedia Britannica in Chicago. He went on to do graduate work and earned his teaching certification and masters degrees in history and geography at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

From there, he came to State College for more graduate work at the Pennsylvania State University. He got married, started a family, bought a farmette and started teaching history at the Grier School, where he is now the History Department head. His hobbies include extensive reading on current events and politics, playing strategy games like chess and Go, and enjoying the out-of-doors.
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One summer, Mrs. Curtis organized a teaching position in China which she describes in this letter.)

A LETTER FROM MRS. CURTIS - JULY 25, 2002

I have been in China now for two and a half weeks. The first week was taken up with travel, just getting here.

A 70 degree day in April brings out Mr. Curtis and his Current Events class.
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Gracie does some research on coral reefs in Mrs. Curtis' class.
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These prehistoric people emerged from Mrs. Curtis' cave!
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Mrs. Curtis is offering a new course called, "Goat to Garment" in the winter and spring semester of 2006.
...
When not at Grier, Mrs. Curtis can be found at home on the family 'farmette.' There, the Curtises keep various pets and raise farm animals for food and fiber.Their flock of angora goats keeps them busy with regular chores and with the preparation of their mohair for handspinning. Enjoying the beauty and productivity of cental Pennsylvania is an important part of her life and Mrs. Curtis shares her rural hobbies with her students by incorporating them into her classroom curriculum whenever possible and by bringing students out for visits.She is always looking for kindred spirits to nurture. When the opportunity arises, Mrs. Curtis loves to travel and bring home new experiences and souvenirs to share in the classroom.Since coming to teach at Grier, Mrs. Curtis has chaperoned a school trip to Italy and Greece, she has taken a summer faculty-enrichment excursion to Costa Rica on a Fulbright Scholarship, and she travelled to China in the summer of 2002 to teach English near Chengdu in the Szechuan province.

Charles M. Curtis did his undergrad work at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.He traveled within the US extensively after college, learning about America and taking various jobs along the way, including mining in Leadville, CO, and proof-reading the Encyclopedia Britannica in Chicago.He went on to do graduate work and earned his teaching certification and masters degrees in history and geography at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

From there, he came to State College for more graduate work at the Pennsylvania State University.He got married, started a family, bought a farmette and started teaching history at the Grier School, where he is now the History Department head.His hobbies include extensive reading on current events and politics, playing strategy games like chess and Go, and enjoying the out-of-doors.
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One summer, Mrs. Curtis organized a teaching position in China which she describes in this letter.)

A LETTER FROM MRS. CURTIS - JULY 25, 2002

I have been in China now for two and a half weeks.The first week was taken up with travel, just getting here.

Charlie Curtis, Chair History

Charles M Curtis (Department Chair), B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D.(ABD), Penn State University

Mrs. Curtis with her Cave Women ready for Prehistoric times
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Mr. Curtis in his classroom
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Charles M. Curtis did his undergrad work at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He traveled within the US extensively after college, learning about America and taking various jobs along the way, including mining in Leadville, CO, and proof-reading the Encyclopedia Britannica in Chicago. He went on to do graduate work and earned his teaching certification and masters degrees in history and geography at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

From Missouri, he came to State College for more graduate work at the Pennsylvania State University. He got married, started a family, bought a farmette and started teaching history at the Grier School, where he is now the History Department head. His hobbies include extensive reading on current events and politics, playing strategy games like chess and Go, and enjoying the out-of-doors.
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Mr. Curtis takes time to read in the library

Abby Curtis has been teaching at The Grier School since the fall of 1990 when she joined her husband Charlie Curtis in the History Department. With BA and MS degrees in Geography, she enjoys sharing her love of the world, its people, and its history with the younger students, mostly grades 7-9. She is devoted to helping each student develop her potential in the classroom and spends as much time as possible during the school day giving individualized attention to her girls.

When not at Grier, Mrs. Curtis can be found at home on the family 'farmette.' There, the Curtises keep various pets and raise farm animals for food and fiber. Their flock of angora goats keeps Mrs. Curtis busy with the preparation of mohair for handspinning and knitting.