Departing Faculty Describe Their Fondest Riverdale Memories

Riverdale Review: What is a moment you will never forget from your years at Riverdale?

Profe Miguel Windt-Sanchez: There are many moments I will never forget. It is mostly interactions that I have had. There are projects that are really cool. I love working with middle schoolers and Middle School Project Week for example. Collaborating on the dumpling project with Ms. Lu Li. There are many other interactions that I have had with upper schoolers as well!

RR: What is your favorite class that you have taught and why?

MWS: I think Spanish IV has been one that I have really loved. Particularly the history unit on Chile in the 1970’s I found to be very interesting and engaged the students very well last year. I mean honestly, there have been many other classes I have really enjoyed as well. I enjoyed working with the middle schoolers as well in Spanish IB, it has been really fun for sure. 

RR: Do you have any funny stories that occurred at Riverdale that you would like to share?

MWS: There are many many funny things. There was a team of us at Community Day last year, me and many other teachers were dressed as superheroes were just making fun of ourselves, laughing at ourselves, and I think the students appreciated this.

RR: What is one thing you hope the students you have interacted with remember you by?

MWS: I think mostly as a human-being, as a person who can exercise empathy like anybody else. Someone can be a little older than them but someone they were able to approach in a human connection.

RR: What will you be doing next?

MWS: I am moving out of state to Kentucky. That is where my wife’s family is from. I have two little daughters and have family there, so it is really appealing to us now to live near family. Yes I am going to be teaching at a school there called Louisville Collegiate and that’s the plan!