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LUCA BRADLEY
Lives in: Fort Pierce
Age: 28
School: Fort Pierce Central High
School
Family: wife, Kia Fontaine Bradley;
parents, Jackie and James
Bradley; brother, David Bradley
Education: Associate degree in
business, Indian River State College; bachelor’s degree in
organizational management, IRSC; Florida Department of
Education certification for social sciences (classes and certified
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Background: Grew up in the Stuart area; moved to St. Lucie
County at the end of middle school; graduated from Fort
Pierce Central High School, where he sports. He worked for Marriott Corp. teaching career.
Teacher
lettered in multiple
before starting his
How I got into teaching: “I decided to switch to teaching and
thought I should start out as a substitute. I ran into my high
school athletic director, Jay Stewart, who told me to come
back to Central the next day. I did and was introduced to the
principal, Mr. Smith. Within a matter of months, I was in the
classroom.”
What I like best about teaching: “The opportunity to provide
knowledge to students as an effort for them to fulfill
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their potential.”
Something my students probably don’t know about me:
“They probably don’t know I am a musician. I play percussion
and drums.”
Bradley offers advice to students prior to starting the day’s classroom activity.
my teaching focuses on the students teaching themselves.
“I facilitate the discussion and they make the learning happen.
It’s a very active classroom.”
Bradley organizes a few off-campus activities for his
students. In 2017, he had 15 students attend the Treasure
Coast History Festival in downtown Fort Pierce. This year, 37
students joined him for the event.
“We proceed down to the farmer’s market where I interview
my friend, Brenda Gibbons, about her organic farming.
I tie this into the early settlement of our country. I also
interview the market manager about the availability of locally
grown produce,” he said.
His inside connection at the Lyric Theatre, wife Kia, who is
the theater’s executive director, led to his students attending >>
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