Mr. Daryl Spidaliere » Mr. Spidaliere's class 2024-2025

Mr. Spidaliere's class 2024-2025

As we start the new year of school, let me introduce myself to you. My name is Daryl Spidaliere, PsyD. I was, for more years than I can count, a psychotherapist, working with people who struggled with depression, anxiety and fears. I have always had a passion for people, especially the desire to understand them. After I had retired from  being a therapist, I found myself drawn more and more toward my faith and especially towards God. This pull, back to where we all come from, has been one of the most important experiences of my life. It was in that vein that I found myself blessed to be able to teach here at Saint Chris.
 
Now, on to more important things - the kids. My philosophy of teaching is the same in which I was raised, with a smattering of all that I have learned throughout the years. Each child is given an opportunity to grow, academically and as a person; making use of reason and imagination, passion and interest, to grow in their understanding of math, science, reading, and the Catholic faith. Christ is brought into everything that the kids do, as students and as people.
 
We will cover a lot of topics this year: Math, where the kids will learn multiplication and division as well as dabbling in fractions; English, where we will read and read while learning about the beauty of the written and spoken word; Science, where we will explore man's place in the world, the world created by God.