Austin Simcox

AUSTIN MICHAEL DuBOIS VENTURINI SIMCOX holds an MS degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Western Governors University and a BS degree in Teaching Social Sciences from Brigham Young University. He grew up on the other side of the country in Columbus, Ohio and now lives in Provo (much to his surprise) with his cats and assortment of house plants. At home, he enjoys video games, good books, cooking, and crocheting. Although he’s usually a homebody, you may occasionally see him on the stage in a community theatre production or in a local coffee shop planning his summer travels. Austin believes in making school a safe place for students to have new experiences, integrate their interests into the curriculum, and experiment with the complexities of community. He strives to create an open, inquisitive classroom.

High School Social Studies Teacher | Personal Projects Coordinator

Email Austin at austin.simcox@waldenschool.us

Bryan Sours

BRYAN SOURS is a humanities teacher for Walden Middle School. He hails from the Buckeye State (Ohio) and moved to Utah in 2012 to teach at Walden. He completed his BA in history from The Ohio State University and his MA in teaching at Liberty University. When not teaching he tries to travel as much and far as possible. He also enjoys cycling to work and eating local food. He has two pets, a cat named Buttercup and a dog named Rembrandt.

Email Bryan at bryan.sours@waldenschool.us

Bryan Sours, Middle School Social Studies and Physical Education Teacher/BGC Site Coordinator

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Kevin Twitchell

KEVIN TWITCHELL graduated in 2018 from Brigham Young University with a BA in Communications and a minor in Portuguese. He grew up in Seattle, Washington where he spent as much time as possible exploring the Cascade Mountains. Kevin loves almost anything outdoors and will regularly be spotted in Southern Utah, chasing after slot canyons or Native American ruins. He and his wife have made traveling a priority in their lives, and have spent as much of their free time as possible traveling to locations across Central and South America, Europe, and Asia. Kevin holds a Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate and only recently returned from living as an expat in China where he worked as an English teacher at several international schools. Kevin teaches a variety of classes at Walden, but history is his passion. He loves learning about all aspects of history and cultures and tries to bring this passion for these subjects into his teaching. Kevin believes in an open, communicative classroom where students’ needs come first.

High School Social Studies & Language Arts Teacher

Email Kevin at kevin.twitchell@waldenschool.us