Jeremy Robbins

Prior to joining the Brehm Preparatory School Community, Jeremy served as the Assistant Principal at Green Chimneys Childrens’ Services, overseeing the Clearpool campus of a New York State approved school for students with learning difficulties, autism spectrum disorders, and social/emotional and behavioral challenges. Green Chimneys is an internationally recognized program with a unique animal and nature-based approach.

Jeremy grew up in the Hudson Valley of New York State and after gaining an undergraduate degree in Literature, History, and Philosophy from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, began his career teaching French at Oakwood Friends School, an independent boarding school in Poughkeepsie, NY. After four years, he completed the Klingenstein Center Private School Leadership Masters program at Columbia University Teachers College and returned to Oakwood Friends to serve as the Dean of Students for an additional four years. Subsequently, Jeremy became Director of Camp Dunnabeck at the Kildonan School, a boarding school in Amenia, NY for students with dyslexia and language-based learning differences. Ultimately, Jeremy took on the position of Associate Head of School, serving the school for seven years. He was trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach and taught Science, Robotics, and woodworking. He led several service-learning and cultural immersion trips and formed partnerships with schools overseas. He has presented at NAIS conferences on supporting students with learning differences and promoting cultural exchange.

In addition to his over sixteen years of experience as an educator, working with students pre-K through 12+, Jeremy is a father to three boys, Sawyer, Emmett, Zeke, and Maeve, aged 11, 9, 2 and 9 months, respectively. His wife, Melissa, is expecting their fourth child this November. Melissa is a certified teacher, and has worked as a wildlife teacher for special education students at Green Chimneys for 6 years. Originally from Eastern Ohio, Melissa’s career as an outdoor science educator brought her to New York, and she and Jeremy met one summer while working at an educational dairy farm. Along with their boys, Jeremy and Melissa enjoy hiking, biking, and skiing. They have a dog named Wylie.

Jeremy also holds a Masters from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Design and Preservation of Historic Architecture. He enjoys woodworking, carpentry, automotive repair, and plays the five string banjo.