Hello there! My name is Mr. Kurt Achiu. This is my fourth year teaching. I spent my first two years of teaching at Rivervue Middle School, teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math. This will be my second year teaching here at Ridgevue High School. I am originally from Pearl City, Hawaii. I went to Boise State University for my Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics. I then went to Northwest Nazarene University for my Master's Degree in Education. I am a pretty huge nerd. I am always willing to talk about Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Anime, 90's Cartoons, etc. I live with two cats, Ronin and Kirito. Ronin is a tabby who took a while to warm up to me, but is now pretty friendly. Kirito is a black cat who has 25 toes.
I hope to foster a great learning environment with my gamified classroom. This is detailed on the home page, but it will hopefully make class a fun and safe place to learn. Guilds compete for experience points (XP) and they get to win fabulous prizes if they have the most at the end of set time periods.
If you have any questions about me or my gamified classroom, please feel free to fill out the contact me form, or just email me at kurt.achiu@vallivue.org.