Faculty
Grace Williams
Fourth Grade Head Teacher
Grace Williams received her B.A. from UC Santa Cruz in 2014. She began her teaching career working in immersion school environments in the U.S. before moving abroad. She spent two years teaching ESL to elementary students in France. Afterwards, Grace completed her master’s at the University of Edinburgh with a focus on the effects of bilingual education on language acquisition. She has experience teaching multiple upper elementary grades and brings extensive experience with project-based learning. Grace has trained with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Illustrative Math, and the Pollyanna Racial Literacy Curriculum. She is a reflective practitioner and a trained mentor through CATDC. When not teaching, she enjoys swimming and hiking with her dog, Tuki. Grace joined the BPC community in 2025.
Other Faculty for This Grade
Aïda Garcia-Pons
Lower School Spanish Teacher
Aïda attended the same elementary school as opera tenor Josep Carreras.
Nicole Lockwood
Lower School Science and Second – Fifth Grade Garden Teacher
Apprenticed at the National Theater of Croatia






