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The La Jolla Country Day School faculty, administration and staff are strong, diverse and talented individuals who have been drawn together for a common purpose. Ours is a vibrant community with an exciting charge—to create a stronger, better place where our children and those of future generations can grow to become excellent individuals, citizens and adventurers of the world.

Below is a list of the administration, staff and faculty. To locate a member, click on the drop-down menus below to search by division, department or last name. Faculty and staff bios are also available below.

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Todd Lineback

Educator, US Science

(858) 453-3440 x146

Bio

“I inspire greatness for a better world by igniting students’ passion for science. The brilliant minds of science have made incredible insights into the nature of physical phenomena. Investigating these will aid my students greatly in their future endeavors, be they academic, professional or otherwise.”

It is so important that teenagers build a well-considered, well-constructed base of knowledge and skills. In his role as a science teacher in the Upper School, Todd Lineback works to ensure that each student formulates as strong a foundation in science as possible. He shapes his approach to fit each student’s unique needs and to incorporate each student’s unique awareness and abilities into their science learning experience.

By regularly asking students to conduct lab protocols and then to draw conclusions based on evidence gathered, students have the tangible and relevant revelations associated with live lab-bench explorations. Further, Mr. Lineback fosters cooperative interaction among his students and emphasizes that science is an active, social and technical enterprise.

Mr. Lineback earned his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and he worked as an undergraduate researcher at UCSB’s Neuroscience Research Institute. His teaching career began in Tottori, Japan, where he worked as an assistant English teacher for two years. He has taught high school chemistry since 2000 for institutions as far afield as Bethesda, Md., and the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean Sea. He has worked at La Jolla Country Day School since 2008.

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