Specials
Brenda Bauer - PE Teacher
Brenda joins BFA as the physical education instructor. She began teaching in Beverly Hills, California at a K-8 school. Her most recent teaching experience includes teaching middle school students in Sheridan and Douglas County and elementary school students in Douglas County.
Brenda has a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education as well as a master’s degree in Elementary Education.
Brenda is a Colorado girl born and raised. She loves the changing seasons and the abundance of opportunity for unique activities that Colorado provides. Brenda moved to Highlands Ranch fourteen years ago, where she lives with her husband and two daughters, ages 11 and 8. Brenda is excited to be a part of BFA and is looking forward to an amazing school year.
Ali Hinkle - Art
Ali is excited to be teaching Art at BFA. She loves teaching and is passionate about art: she believes that art is a wonderful vehicle for students to express and develop their inventive and creative minds. She has been teaching for about seventeen years, and for the last seven years, she has taught Art in Core Knowledge schools in Douglas County. She strongly believes in the Core Knowledge Curriculum and believes that both her children have greatly benefited from being educated in a Core Knowledge school.
Ali is originally from England, where she graduated from Sussex University with a bachelor’s degree in Art and Education.
Ali is very happy to be a part of this brand new, amazing school.
Charity Kearney - Music
Charity is very excited to be the new music teacher at Benjamin Franklin Academy. She began her teaching career in Massachusetts after graduating from Gordon College in 2008 and has been teaching K-8 grade levels ever since.
Charity and her husband love living in Colorado! We enjoy hiking, running, rollerblading, and the abundance of great Mexican food. She looks forward to meeting all of you and having a wonderful year in music class.
Beth Smith - Technology
