Speyer School
Emily Martin is an experienced educator with a strong background in elementary education and instructional leadership. Currently serving as the Interim Lower School Dean and a classroom teacher at Speyer School since July 2018, Emily has established a community-oriented classroom and employed research-based instructional methods to support diverse learners. Previously, Emily worked at Explore Schools, where significant improvements in kindergarten reading levels were achieved under their guidance, and served as a Team Lead for the fourth-grade team. Emily's teaching experience includes work as a Secondary Teacher with CIEE and positions at Vanderbilt University as a Graduate Student Assistant and Writing Tutor. Emily holds a Master's Degree in Elementary Education with ELL Certification from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor's Degree in History and International Studies from Franklin & Marshall College.
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Speyer School
Speyer School, the only independent school in Manhattan serving the unique needs of gifted learners, is committed to enrolling qualified students without regard to their family’s financial means. We are a non-profit school established in 2009 to serve advanced learners from grades K-8, and currently, roughly 40% of our student population receives some form of financial aid. As noted in a 2010 National Science Foundation Report (the NSF Report), “the U.S. education system too frequently fails to identify and develop our most talented and motivated students who will become the next generation of innovators” and leaders, especially with regard to “highly talented and motivated students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.” Speyer is dedicated to unleashing the potential in our student body and aims to serve as a leader among other schools, both public and private, in this regard. Our innovative educational approach and teacher training set Speyer apart as a model for best practices in gifted education.