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Selma Neel
First and Second Grade Teacher
Selma is originally from the Asheville area, and her teaching style is inspired by the nature, magic, and creative expression that characterized her own childhood. She has a B.A. in Elementary Education from UNC Chapel Hill and completed her student teaching in North Carolina and in Hamburg, Germany. She taught kindergarten on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba before returning to the mountains and and working in first grade at Black Mountain Primary School. She joined the Odyssey community, teaching first grade, in 2017.
Outside of school, she likes to read, hike, sew, and paint. She takes any opportunity she can to share her interest in the arts with her students. She also loves to travel and explore different cultures and seeks to bring a multicultural perspective into the classroom.
Craig Deutsch
First and Second Grade Teacher
Craig moved to Asheville from Atlanta, GA. He is passionate about emerging mathematics and early childhood development. His professional development projects have focused on cultivating grit and empowering students to develop strong self-organizational skills using visual organizers and cues.
Craig enjoys spending time with his daughter, reading, gardening, listening to vinyl records, and spending time in nature. He collects artwork to mat and frame as a creative outlet.
Craig received a B.S. in Early Childhood Education at the College of Charleston. He has worked in the preschool at the Early Childhood Development Center at CofC as well as at Etz Chaim Synagogue’s preschool in Roswell, GA. Craig has been teaching in Odyssey classrooms since 2013.
Current News & Events
Both in our classrooms and our faculty meetings, we take play very seriously. 🎨 Thanks to @mhnuckols for leading our collaborative painting workshop! Flip through to see our before/after paintings created collaboratively! #paint #fredrogersquote #playisseriousbusiness #mrrogerswasright #learningthroughplay #collaborationovercompetition #teacherswhopainttogether #professionaldevelopment #art #savethearts #artinschool #abstractart #collaborative #creative #integral #education #k12 #school #asheville #ashevillenc
Today’s in-service began with “gutters,” a team building challenge led by our HS Environmental Justice teacher... Watch this with the sound on! #learningthroughplay #gutters #collaboration #collaborationovercompetition #worktogether #professionaldevelopment #getoutside #physics #physicsarefun #success #teachersofinstagram #teachers #asheville #ashevillenc #integraleducation #integral #school #k12
Here’s a peek into the #creative #collaboration our teachers engage to support each other in discovering best practices. 👩🏻🏫👩🏽🏫👨🏼🏫👨🏿🏫 These are notes from a peer observation (inspired by one teacher, used by another to support yet another) tracking a teacher’s movement throughout a lesson. #peersupport #collaborationovercompetition #reflect #bestpractices #teachersofinstagram #weloveourjob #observe #teach #k12 #integraleducation #leadingbyexample #ashevillenc
Est. 2008. @odysseyhighschool students are outside our school walls EVERY. WEEK. #highschool -ers mentor younger students, study and organize, speak out, are supported by #mentor #teachers, and pursue their dreams after graduation. See for yourself: OPEN HOUSE this THURSDAY @6:30pm. #asheville #ashevillenc #education #integraleducation #k12 #openhouse #schoolswithoutwalls #learnoutside #learnbydoing
Waving hello to 2020! Looking for some inspiration for the new year? Check out “Doing Authentic Science” - Episode 10 of our podcast! #getreal #science #highschoolteachers #podcast #integraleducation #education #k12 #creative #stem #asheville #ashevillenc #bulletinboard #arms #hands #lendmeahand #inspiration #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #hello2020
Happy Holidays! Love, Odyssey ❤️
Thank you for a wonderful Festival of Light 2019! 🕯 We sure did celebrate all the warmth and brightness of our community! #festivaloflight #keepartalive #dance #music #theater #lighttheworld #arteducation #integraleducation #creative #collaborative #learnthroughplay #performance #community #wintercelebration #ashevile #ashevillenc #k12 #highschool
Does @thatsxelantscience look she’s on vacation? That’s just a filter. BUT she’s got a vacay-mindset when she’s making time for self care. Listen to her tricks of the trade for educators on the latest episode of Best Practices for Education. Link in bio. ☺️ #podcast #podcasting #teachersofinstagram #educators #selfcare #selfcareforteachers #integral #wholeperson #holistic #integraleducation #asheville #ashevillenc #k12
Positively Odyssey is TONIGHT! Join us in celebrating integral education with the @resonantrogues at @bmcmuseum downtown. It’s going to be real swanky. 💃🏻 #grownupsonly #partytime #tistheseason #celebratecommunity #integraleducation #integral #asheville #ashevillenc
Bonjou! We loved having the opportunity to welcome these musicians from Haiti to our campus today! As we enter this season of gratitude, we want to say THANKS to @leaf_community_arts for your global support of education and arts. We are so happy to partner with you! 🤩 #music #haiti #bonjou #partnership #gratitude #integraleducation #creative #collaborative #k12 #asheville #ashevillenc #globalcitizen
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