Mrs. Maria Bechis has been teaching science at Founders for the past two years. She is very passionate about her subject and about Founders. She loves being able to create her own curriculum and carry out her own labs and projects. She has great faith that all our students can learn science. The main key is to become a good observer. She also loves teaching science because her students help her to be a life-long learner by asking penetrating questions and coming up with new ideas. For instance, Adam V. wanted to know why scientists had not come up with an antibody filter so that people could obtain blood safely from any blood type.
Mrs. Bechis is a very experienced science teacher, having taught for 15 years. Her favorite subject is chemistry because it crosses the line between biology and physics. Her husband, Dennis, is a physicist. He has taught her a great deal about that subject and they have worked together on environmental issues, such as water quality, insisting that industry follow safety regulations when installing pipes at stream crossings.
Founders is honored to have such an enthusiastic, experienced and knowledgeable teacher in the science program.