Hi ASA community! My name is Aubrey Clark, and I am the new 4th grade teacher this year at upper campus. I am ecstatic to be returning to my alma mater and working alongside some familiar faces. The most familiar face I’ll get to work alongside is my mom, Mrs. Clark, who has fostered a great love of education, music, and faith in me. Mrs. Livingston was my 7th grade teacher back in 2008 and Ms. Sacha and I attended ASA at the same time. Her brother, Fr. David is also a dear friend of mine from attending ASA and West Catholic together. We even went to the homecoming dance together. You might recognize the background of our photos!
Growing up, my grandpa, Deacon George LeMire, was based at Blessed Sacrament and my mom did liturgical music there. I was born and raised as a part of this amazing community and have always found so much comfort and inspiration from connecting with other community members. I am the youngest of six, and we all love to participate in masses through music. I currently attend masses at St. Anthony of Padua and Blessed Sacrament. My faith is very important to me, and my priority as a young adult has been continuously working on making my faith personal and active, rather than just a habit. This is something that I will work to instill in students as I teach theology in the upcoming year.
I will be going into my second year of teaching this year, and am extremely passionate about providing my students with a safe, cozy place to learn, ask questions, and express themselves. I am especially driven in my work with students who are neurodivergent or learn differently, as I myself have ADHD and love using my creativity, movement, and senses to learn material. I love teaching about nature and animals, as I am a big believer in the lyrics, “All God’s creatures have a place in the choir.” We share this Earth and I enjoy helping students learn to respect it. I firmly believe that I was put in this position by God to help form the next generation of faithful, compassionate, service-oriented leaders.
In my spare time, I love playing instruments and singing, spending time with my animals (1 cat, 6 parrots, and 2 bunnies), helping with wildlife rehabilitation, reading, playing video games, and doing pilates and sports. I am also very travel-oriented. I lived in Ireland for 4 years and completed my BA there while getting the opportunity to see Europe! I even met up with Fr. David in Ireland at one point. Other countries I was blessed to visit include Italy, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, France, and Germany. My most recent excursion was to South Korea. Exploring new places and learning about different cultures is something I will never get tired of.
Thank you so much for all of your support and prayers in the year ahead. I am feeling so blessed and valued by the community and staff at ASA, and can’t wait to meet the students and get started on an adventurous year together.
