Arden Georgi Thompson

Background

Thompson, Arden Georgi was born on March 10, 1935 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Ralph Homer and Virginia (Benz) Reinhardt.

Education

Bachelor, Lawrence College, 1956. Master of Education, University Maine, 1984.

Career

Teacher 4th grade, Green Valley School, Lombard, Illinois, 1956-1957; teacher 5th grade, James Madison School, Villa Park, Illinois, 1957-1958; teacher 3rd grade, Sullivans School, United States Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan, 1959-1960; teacher 5th grade, Sullivans School, United States Naval Base, Yokosuka, 1960-1961; teacher gifted/talented K-12th grade, Wiscasset (Maine) Schools, since 1981. Teachers advisory board to Maine's commissioner of education, 1988-1990.

Achievements

• Arden Georgi Thompson has been listed as a noteworthy gifted/talented education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • WATCHING ANTS

    ( The poems in Watching Ants fall into two groups - poems...)

  • Watching Ants

Membership

Member Maine Science Teachers (president 1988-1990).

Interests

• Avocations: marine biology, geology, paleontology, natural history, writing.

Connections

Married Daniel Harold Thompson, June 14, 1958. Children: Robin Diana, Peter Lawrence, David Andrew, Brian Patrick.

Father:

Ralph Homer Reinhardt

Mother:

Virginia (Benz) Reinhardt

Spouse:

Daniel Harold Thompson

child:

Brian Patrick Thompson

child:

Robin Diana Thompson

child:

Peter Lawrence Thompson

child:

David Andrew Thompson