
Jessie Samuel, Fifth Grade Science Teacher
Jessie Samuel is St. Luke’s 5th-grade science teacher, joining us at the start of the 2019-2020 school year. He earned his BA in Biology from Dominican College and his M. Ed. from Long Island University. Prior to St. Luke's, he taught at Elizabeth Morrow School in Englewood, NJ, and several high schools in the tri-state area. Before getting into the classroom, Jessie worked as a lab technician.
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