Charles C. Gates Director of Innovative Learning
Mr. Twarogowski, or Mr. T, works to ensure that Graland students have access to and are learning from the best technology available in education. He also helps teachers integrate design thinking principles into their lessons, co-teaches classes and lends himself to chaperoning day and overnight trips. Ask about the time he was a barefoot kicker on a college football team!
Favorite Interaction with Students
I like going on the La Foret trip, which is often the first time students spend the night away from home!
Most Inspiring Graland Program
I work with students in the Gates Program for the whole year and get to witness the evolution of their projects along with the evolution of their learning.
Favorite Graland Moment
Listening to students passionately talk about their inventions during the Gates Expo.
Graland Trip I Love
The sixth grade Southwest Trip is pretty special. Nothing beats shaking the spiders out of your sleeping bag and sleeping on the ground for five nights.
Lifelong Learner
Because my role centers around innovation, I am constantly growing and learning from the people I am collaborating with.
Why I Work at Graland
I get to do what I love.
Outside Graland I’m ...
... camping, playing video games with my kids.
Life Goal
Run a marathon.
Favorite Childhood Memory
Staying up late on Friday nights to watch "The Six Million Dollar Man" while eating popcorn and apples.
Other than Graland, I Support
Planned Parenthood
Joined Graland in
2011
Hometown
Ft. Collins, Colorado
Graland Country Day School
Graland Country Day School is a private school in Denver, Colorado, serving students in preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school. Founded in Denver in 1927, Graland incorporates a rich, experiential learning approach in a traditional classroom setting, emphasizing the development of globally and socially conscious leaders who excel academically.
