Mr. Luce’s Kindergartners Experience Eclipse in Unusual Way
Geoffrey Luce
Geoffrey Luce has taught kindergartners and first graders for twenty-eight years, working to make every special event memorable for his students. He has taught for the last eighteen years at Vannoy Elementary in Castro Valley. He uses his Bachelor’s Degree in Music to teach the kids to love themselves and school through singing and other activities, including Conga Lines!
One of those special events was the recent eclipse. He wanted the kids to experience it in a safe, secure place but be able to wear their special eclipse glasses, too.
“His Kids” were not able to go outside to see the actual eclipse so Mr. Luce did the next best thing! They wore their special glasses inside to see it on the WEB! He later informed his students that in order to do it again in real time, they will all have to come back in twenty years!
Creative and fun . . . two great traits of outstanding teachers like Mr. Geoff Luce!
Geoff and his wife, Catherine, a semi-retired Registered Nurse, live in Castro Valley and have two grown daughters, Anna, applying for a teacher position in the Bay Area, and Claire, an aerospace engineer in Seattle. Both Anna and Claire are graduates of Castro Valley High School. The Luces live in San Leandro.
