Hello everyone, my name is Christopher "Mr.  T" Tricoles and I am so excited to be a part of the Saint Ann School community to teach Science to grades 5-8.  This is my 1st year teaching in a classroom environment at SAS but I have been in a teaching/educators environment since 2019. 

I earned a Associates Degree from Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY in the area of Criminal Justice Studies and a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice Studies from St.  John's University, Jamaica, NY.  I previously was a Paraprofessional/Co-Teacher at North Brunswick Township High School during the 2021-2022 schiol year, 1:1 with a student in general education classes attending his freshman year.  While at North Brunswick Township High School I was also an assistant coach on the "Raider Robotix" Team, traveling with my student to many competitions prior to joining SAS. 

Currently I am a Assistant Football Coach at St.  Thomas Aquinas High School, Edison, NJ and a Merit Badge Counselor for Scouting BSA.

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year I was a interim Physical Education Teacher at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick Township. 

in 2020-2021 I was also a "Mad Science" Teacher at Assumption Catholic School in Perth Amboy, NJ as well as a 6th grade substitute teacher when needed.

For the past 3 summers, I have been a Specialist at Eagles Landing Day Camp instructing campers from ages 2-15 years old in the areas of Nature and Survival Skills, Mad Science and assisting in "Stem" programs working with animals of all types and introducing them to all.

I started in education as a Lunchroom/Playground Aide at Samsel Upper Elementary School assisting students with special needs as a shadow and a certified substitute teacher for the Sayreville Board of Education.

Previous to education, I was in the world of banking, Retail Management and have experience in Law Enforcement and the Military and have worked with and continue to be very involved in many communities, volunteering my time and assuming roles in organizations such as the St.  Stanislaus Kostka Home school Association Executive Board as the Corresponding Secretary and a member of the Holy Name Society also affiliated with the St.  Stanislaus Kostka RC Church in Sayreville, NJ.  Also serving as a Merit Badge Counselor to many scouts in different councils.

I have a passion for Science and History and hope to share all my experiences  with my students, creating new memories and having an amazing school year with all!

Feel free to contact me anytime at: ctricoles@st-anns-school.org with any questions or concerns, my door is always open!

 

"Science and religion are not at odds but are united in the continuing search for truth in unlocking the mysteries of the cosmos." -National Catholic Reporter

159 Faith and science: "Though faith is above reason, there can never be any real discrepancy between faith and reason. Since the same God who reveals mysteries and infuses faith has bestowed the light of reason on the human mind, God cannot deny himself, nor can truth ever contradict truth."³⁷ "Consequently, methodical research in all branches of knowledge, provided it is carried out in a truly scientific manner and does not override moral laws, can never conflict with the faith, because the things of the world and the things of faith derive from the same God. The humble and persevering investigator of the secrets of nature is being led, as it were, by the hand of God in spite of himself, for it is God, the conserver of all things, who made them what they are."^{38
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Famous Catholic Scientists (Click on the name to learn more):

• Reverend Monsignor Georges Lemaitre - Father of the Big Bang Theory
• Friar Gregor Mendel - Discovered basic principles of Heredity 
• Saint Albertus Magnus - "Albert the Great"
• Antoine Lavoisier - Father of Modern Chemistry
• Nicholas Copernicus- Proposed Heliocentric model of the Solar System