Mrs. Marie Salle Kim, Assistant Principal

Mrs. Marie Salle Kim is excited to be a part of the Copper Beech community!  Before arriving at the Beech, Mrs. Kim was the Assistant Principal of Hiram W. Dodd Elementary School in the Allentown School District for the past two years.   Prior to that, she was in New Jersey as the Assistant Principal of the Learning Community Charter School for three years and as a Special Education Teacher at McNair Academic High School for four years.   

Mrs. Kim attended the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned her B.A. in Philosophy and Religious Studies in just three years and had the opportunity to study abroad through the Semester at Sea program.   During Semester at Sea, she completed coursework throughout the 100-day voyage while stopping at ports within the following countries: Cuba, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, People's Republic of China, and Japan.  Mrs. Kim also has an M.A. in Special Education from New Jersey City University and an M.Ed. in Education Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University.

As a visionary school leader, Mrs. Kim promotes collaborative action between the staff, parents, and community to produce  continuous improvements in education.  She believes that the best instruction allows students to engage in their own learning processes; challenges them to explore beyond the classroom and become active citizens of the global community; and asks them to creatively demonstrate what they have learned through art, music, or technology.   As an educator, she understands the responsibility to not only teach students the content knowledge but to also teach them how to think critically, problem-solve, and adapt to the changing world.