Eric Hedinger

Eric Hedinger has been Head of Upper School since 2012 after first joining Providence Day as an Upper School English teacher in 1996.

He served on the Honor Council for 12 years, has served on the Committee for Social Responsibility, has served as Assistant Head of Upper School, and Co-Chaired the 2008 SAIS Vision Committee. Hedinger has coached both the boys' and girls' varsity soccer teams.

Hedinger received his Global Educator Certificate in 2010, with travels to Peru and Ireland. He was the first recipient of the Blackwell Award for Teaching Merit in 2002 and was the recipient of the Brian Eichenbrenner Master Teacher Award in 2006. Eric earned his B.S. in English from Frostburg State University, along with Secondary Teaching Certification, and his Master of Education from Winthrop University. He was a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society as well as the Sigma Tau Delta National English Honor Society.

Hedinger shares his time volunteering for the Charlotte community in many ways. He is a leader who supports experiential education, differentiation, and innovation as core values for a learning experience inside and outside of the classroom.