Dr. Andrea Hamilton-Singh holds new post in EUFSD

Students at Alice E. Grady Elementary School in Elmsford will be greeted by a new face when school starts on September 3. New Principal Andrea Hamilton will be there to say hello and welcome them to another year of learning.

Families with older children may recognize Dr. Hamilton as she previously held the post as assistant principal at Alexander Hamilton High School.

“My journey has been filled with opportunities to positively affect the lives of children,” the new principal said. “I am passionate about children.”

Prior to coming to the Elmsford Union Free School District in 2010, Dr. Hamilton was an elementary school teacher and later a guidance counselor, assistant principal and house principal.

From the time she was a child, Dr. Hamilton said she knew she would be an educator.

“I was the child who was always playing school,” she said. “I’ve always loved children. I knew the profession of education was for me."

The new principal said the transition from working with teenagers to younger children and adolescents is an easy change for her to make.

“Children are children,” she said. “I am still going to nurture them the way I did at the high school.”

“My blessing is patience,” she continued. “I believe in maintaining positive relationships, in loving, instilling kindness and motivation.”

The one change she may make, she joked, is perhaps wearing lower-heeled shoes rather than her signature footwear so as to not tower over her students.

With just a few days left of the summer break, Dr. Hamilton said she could not wait to see the children’s faces on the first day of school.

“I am excited,” she said. “These are my children now. I have a new group of students, I will have an opportunity to be a part of their lives.”

In addition, she will have an opportunity to be actively involved in the curriculum and ensuring her students have a positive educational experience.

“It sets the tone for the future. I want them to love school, I want teachers to be inspired, and I encourage them to take risks,” Dr. Hamilton said.