Welcome Mr. Trapani, Social Studies Curriculum Associate

The Massapequa community welcomes Mr. Brian Trapani as he prepares to assume the responsibilities of K-12 Curriculum Associate for Social Studies for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Mr. Trapani has previously “worked with at risk juveniles as a member of the American Red Cross staff.”  Additionally, he “spent some time as a counselor and case manager assigned to adults coping with mental illness.”  

Mr. Trapani began his career as an educator teaching Global History and United States History in Evander Childs High School in the Bronx, and later became the Coordinator for Social Studies Grades 6-12 in the Commack School District.

Mr. Trapani decided to become a social studies teacher because he “felt that being able to teach history was an opportunity to teach the most interesting subject there is.”  To him, “teaching history means we get to discuss the documented history of all human interaction, creation, problem solving, and attempted problem solving.”

“As a counselor, case manager, teacher and administrator the greatest skill I learned how to develop mentoring relationships with other individuals (students and adults),” shared Mr. Trapani. He recognizes that “to challenge individuals to achieve their capacity for success by recognizing the level of success an individual has achieved, then have the ability to support them at that level to help him/her grow” will help him in his new position.  

Mr. Trapani enjoys teaching because it affords him the “opportunity to share [his] enthusiasm and passion for a certain subject with students every day.  Teaching means we have an opportunity to prepare students to be positive contributors to the society left in their hands, in the not so distant future. It doesn’t get better, or in my opinion more important, than that.”  

Despite working in a variety of settings, Mr. Trapani is not new to the Massapequa community as he has lived here for many years. He is eager and enthusiastic to be “a positive contributor to the success of a community that personally holds a special place with [him].”

At Massapequa High School, Mr. Trapani hopes “to challenge the students of Massapequa High School to achieve to a level that fulfills their capacity to learn” and “be a positive contributor to the Massapequa High School administrative team as we build upon the recognition of Massapequa High School being one of the best high schools in New York State.”

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