Teachers
Stacey Cicero
Classroom Teacher
Stacey Cicero grew up in Livonia, New York on a dairy farm. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from SUNY New Paltz and her Master’s Degree from SUNY Geneseo. Her teaching certifications are in Elementary Education and Teaching the Deaf and Hearing Impaired. Stacey taught grades K-2 for five years in Dansville, New York. After moving to Long Island in 1994, Stacey taught grades 4 and 5 in the Port Washington School District. With twenty years of teaching experience Stacey has had several opportunities to present workshops at local, state, and national conferences.
Stacey has been teaching at GCCS since its opening in 2001. GCCS is the “dream” school that she had always been looking for.
When she is not teaching, Stacey can be found spending time with her children, going to concerts and dancing with her husband, or traveling to unique towns throughout the state of Maine.
Dan Walpole
Classroom Teacher
Dan Walpole is a native of the Rochester area. He was born in the city of Rochester, grew up in Greece, and recently moved back to the city of Rochester. He holds teaching certifications in elementary education and teaching students with disabilities. Dan earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
At Allegheny, Dan minored in the Values, Ethics and Social Action program, and was active in a student-organized group that sought to integrate service-learning into as many classes as possible by working with professors, community members, and students to organize authentic service projects. Through his volunteer work at an after-school outreach center, Dan decided to pursue a career in education. After graduating from Allegheny, Dan attended Nazareth College of Rochester to study education.
Dan joined the GCCS community after student teaching there in 2005. He brings with him his excitement for teaching (especially at an Expeditionary Learning/Outward Bound school), his passion for learning, and the love he has for music and reading. In his free time, Dan collects and plays a variety of musical instruments, particularly those that would fit with a jug band.
