Michele Damiano

Michele Damiano teaches elementary science at The School at Columbia and loves nurturing children’s sense of wonder and exploration. Michele began teaching at The School in 2008 after a decade of teaching children in districts in New Jersey and Tennessee. Her previous experience teaching grades kindergarten through third as a homeroom teacher allows her to integrate her passion for reading and writing into the science classroom. Michele also worked as a staff developer with a concentration in literacy and content area literacies. She has authored science curriculum for a national publisher and has presented workshops at conferences. For over a decade, Michele worked with the Hollingworth Science Camp, a summer science program for children at Teachers College. In her role as Co-Director of the program she wrote curriculum and led staff development for teachers. Michele holds degrees from Vanderbilt University and Teachers College, Columbia University. She enjoys running and being outdoors exploring nature.

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