Carrie DeMott
Carrie DeMott, Science and Math Teacher
Carrie DeMott has taught middle school Science and Math and a variety of high school electives at Maui Prep for the past 3 years. Ms. DeMott has a Master’s Degree in education from Virginia Commonwealth University, over 10 years of classroom teaching experience, and 8 years of experience working in experiential and outdoor education. She has taught internationally in Costa Rica and has led groups on outing adventures that included multi-day backpacking, rock climbing, caving, and canoeing on the east coast and volcano and ecology adventures in Costa Rica. She is a dive master and our school’s first aid/CPR instructor.
At Maui Prep, Ms. DeMott has helped the school develop our gardening program, initiated an afterschool homework club, and coaches our Science Olympiad team, a team that won first in the state in 2010. This past year the middle school team went to Chicago with Ms. DeMott to compete on a national level.
Ms. DeMott has collaborated with the University of Hawaii for the past 2 years to develop an experiential field study program for students to learn about the formation of the Hawaiian Islands and volcanology. Her work with the university and with other local scientists has brought many opportunities to our students. From exploring the geology of the islands to participating in reef data collection, she has made it a mission to bring our students out of the classroom and make their learning relevant. Community involvement and environmental responsibility are traits Ms. DeMott models and teaches in her classes.
Ms. DeMott enjoys surfing, diving, and exploring the islands. When Ms. DeMott isn’t in the classroom, you are likely to find her nursing something back to health, working on an environmental sustainability project, or playing with the school’s ducks.
