Audrey Wells Curren ’38 is one dedicated teacher. She spent 40 years in the Newfound School District, most of that time at the Danbury Elementary School, where she taught from the school’s opening in 1961 until her retirement at the end of the 1977–78 school year. After that, she continued on as a Title 1 tutor, a part of the weekly reading program, and she volunteer at the school until just a few years ago.
She’s had a profound effect on generations of Danburians, and last November, the Danbury Elementary School recognized this by dedicating the school library in her honor. Former principal Michael Tocci attended the dedication and explained how Audrey taught him the finer points of the “art” of education when he started at the school in 1970, including the idea that learning is a community partnership. “”She’s given so much of herself to the Danbury community,” Tocci said.