Hello. This is my story.

I’m Gwen D’Amico and I’m a third-generation educator. I fell in love with teaching and history when, starting at an early age, I would sit in the history classes my father taught at our local community college. I fell in love with music when, at the age of 6, I was taken to my first live performance. I’ve spent the rest of my life combining all three. I started my career as a classically trained singer performing at venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. But something was missing. So, I decided to go back to graduate school where I was fortunate to be able to combine my love of history with my love of music. My teaching experience started in New York City where I was an Assistant Professor at both Baruch and Brooklyn Colleges and taught a variety of music history classes as well as voice and piano for both college students and high school / middle school students. After I relocated to Palm Beach County in 2018, I eagerly took a position at Boca Raton Community Middle School as a Gifted and Advanced Social Studies teacher. There I found my true passion as an educator. I consider myself lucky to be able to help my students expand their knowledge and understanding of their world.

I believe that every student is a unique individual with their own story and an important voice. My goal as an educator is to facilitate that voice through a variety of student-centered approaches and to nurture each individual to help them achieve their goals and to give them the confidence to succeed.