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Cristy Baldwin

World Languages Chair, Middle Grades Team Leader

Cristy Baldwin has taught Spanish in the middle grades since 2015 and serves as head of the world languages department. A native Spanish speaker, she holds a B.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Universidad de Guadalajara in Mexico and an M.A. in Education from Regent University. Cristy has more than 20 years of experience teaching Spanish and ESL courses to pre-K to 12 students. She and her husband, Joseph, are the parents of Caleb (’20) and Eli (’21).

Courses

Exploratory 8th Grade

Spanish 1 - MS

Spanish 1A - MS

Spanish 1B - MS

Spanish 2 - MS

Study Skills

Tennis

Teams

Boys M.S. Cross Country

Assistant Coach

Boys M.S. J.V. Cross Country

Assistant Coach

Boys M.S. Tennis

Head Coach

Girls M.S. Cross Country

Assistant Coach

Girls M.S. J.V. Cross Country

Assistant Coach

Girls M.S. Tennis

Head Coach

College Education

B.A. Universidad de Guadalajara

MAEd Regent University

Episode 138: Department Head Spotlight: Cristy Baldwin

November 30, 2023

In this episode, Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs Stefan Eady talks with World Languages Department Head Cristy Baldwin about her teaching background, what she loves about Darlington, her vision as department head and much more. This is the second in a new series highlighting each of Darlington's department heads.

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Cooking Club Makes Guacamole

September 15, 2023

The middle grades Cooking Club keeps trying new recipes to make simple snacks.

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Episode 90: Year in Review

December 29, 2022

In this episode, Head of School Brent Bell talks with academic department heads Cristy Baldwin (world languages), Brian Inman (history), Owen Kinney (science), Al Shorey (math) and Melissa Smyly (English). Together, they recap the 2022 calendar year, sharing accomplishments and noteworthy moments from within their departments, their extracurricular activities, and their own personal research and professional development.

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Faculty, staff members recognized for years of service, outstanding work

May 19, 2020

Darlington School honored outstanding faculty and staff members at the final faculty meeting, hosted via Google Meet, today. These awards are typically presented at the Brown Faculty Appreciation Dinner, hosted annually by the Board of Trustees, and Honors Day.

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Flagpole: Week of April 27

April 26, 2020

Here is Flagpole for the week of April 27!

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The Darlington Advantage

PK-8 | Cristy Baldwin, August 28, 2019

This week I saw the benefits of learning Spanish at an early age in our amazing lower grades Spanish program.

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Some faculty, staff to take on new roles

July 11, 2019

The following faculty and staff members will take on new and/or additional job roles at Darlington in 2019-20.

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How My Perspectives Changed as an Adviser

Student Life | Cristy Baldwin, May 10, 2016

Coming to work at Darlington was the greatest decision I made this year. I was ready for the challenges that this new experience would bring. The classes went great. My biggest struggle was my advisee period with our eighth-grade girls. I could say I have an idea of how to raise and counsel boys—but girls?

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El Museo de Cera (the Wax Museum)

Academic Administration | Cristy Baldwin, March 21, 2016

The Wax Museum had a "habla español" button! Did you have a chance to visit the third grade's annual presentation of historical figures? If you did, you'll know what I'm talking about.

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Baldwin named middle grades Spanish teacher

August 31, 2015

Cristy Baldwin has joined the Darlington School staff as a Spanish teacher in the middle grades. A native Spanish speaker, Baldwin has more than 20 years of experience teaching Spanish and ESL courses to PK-12 students. Most recently, she was foreign language department chair and Spanish teacher at Rome Middle School.

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