Hello!  My name is Suzanne McClung.  I am a teacher in the Upper School at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Virginia.  I teach Chemistry and AP Environmental Science.  I was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  I earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, focussing on textile conservation for museums and textile science.  I earned my Master of Science degree at Cornell University with a major in fiber science and a minor in chemistry.  As I learned more about the textile industry, I became very concerned about the impact that the industry has on the environment and so my thesis work focussed on electrochemical treatment of acid dye wastewater and I used HPLC analysis to understand the mechanism by which this wastewater treatment method effected dye removal. Following my master's program, I worked as a manager of technical services for a small trade association, but missed the teaching I had done in graduate school.  I decided to do a one year internship at a experiential learning center, The Pilgrimage in Washington, DC.  The Pilgrimage hosts youth groups from all over the country who come to DC to do volunteer work in the inner city.  I live on site and worked with groups in their programs.  I thoroughly enjoyed my work with this age group and began to explore the possibility of teaching science at the high school level.  I began my teaching career at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy in Suffolk, Virginia.  There I taught General Chemistry and 9th grade Environmental Science.  Following my two years at NSA, I came to my current school where I have taught an inquiry-based experimental design course to 9th graders in addition to the courses I teach now.

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