Mr. Balicki earned his B.S. in Biology, with a secondary concentration in Teacher Education from Bates College in 2001. He earned his M. Ed in Science Education at Boston University in 2006, and attained National Board Certification in Secondary Science in 2013. He currently teaches Chemistry 1 and AP Chemistry, and has taught Biology 1, Biology 2, and Physics 1 over his fourteen years at BLS. He also hopes to teach 8th grade science in the near future. Mr. Balicki enjoys running, hiking, playing the guitar, and reading. He lives north of Boston with his wife, who is also a teacher, Wilson, their dog, Nicholas, their son, and Lucy, their daughter.