Meet the Teacher!Hi! I'm Ms. Nicole Cesari! This is my fifth year teaching science and my second year at Moore Square Middle School. I'm looking forward to an awesome year full of new adventures in exploring the world of science! I'm excited for the year ahead, and I hope you are, too.
As a Raleigh native, born and raised in the City of Oaks, I went to Hilburn Drive (now Hilburn Academy) for elementary school, Martin Middle School and Leesville High School. I attended Elon University as a North Carolina Teaching Fellow and majored in Middle Grades Education with a concentration in science. I'm a dancing, book-devouring, nature-loving puppy parent, teacher, and lifelong learner. I'm most passionate about creating learning experiences that are relevant and engaging for my students, and I focus on developing scientific literacy skills that students can apply to the real world. In the summer of 2016 I worked at the Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh as a Kenan Fellow. I worked under scientists Dr. Stephanie Schuttler and Dr. Roland Kays on the eMammal research project. In collaboration with two other superstar teachers, we developed citizen science lesson plans based on camera trap data collection. The year 2018 has brought with it many opportunities for professional growth and travel. In January and February, I was selected to teach for the Talented Youth Program for two weeks in Beijing, China. I was honored to have been given the opportunity to teach dance and musical theater to some of Beijing's brightest kindergarteners through 8th graders. In July 2018, I was accepted as an Educator of Excellence and traveled throughout the beautiful country of Belize with a small group of NC educators learning about environmental education. Summer 2019 was particularly exciting for me - the love of my life proposed to me (of course, I said YES), and we are ecstatic to be married next year! This will be my last year as Ms. Cesari - in the summer of 2020, I'll officially be Mrs. Lumley! I hope you all have had a fun, relaxing summer, as well! I'm looking forward to a year full of exploration, new experiences, and, of course, lots of fun! Stay up to date with what's going on in Ms. Cesari's science classes by visiting this webpage for regular updates. "Follow the evidence, wherever it leads, and question everything." -Neil DeGrasse Tyson "We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still." -Carl Sagan "Science rules." -Bill Nye |