Tuesday Science & Social Studies
Science teaches us how the world works. Social studies teaches us who we are and where we came from. And life skills — financial literacy, leadership, and the art of relationships — prepare students for everything else. Tuesday brings all of it together.
Tuesday is built around a simple conviction: a well-educated person understands both the natural world and the human one — and knows how to live wisely in both. Science at River Tech is hands-on and investigative; students read about the natural world, they investigate it, and they experiment with it. Big Picture Geography pulls the lens back even further, orienting students to creation, history, and human civilization in a way that is sweeping and wonder-filled. Our small class sizes (approximately 1:13 student-to-teacher ratio) mean every student gets personal attention, and River Tech's competency-based model ensures your child masters concepts before moving on.
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Tuesday also includes age-differentiated classes in financial literacy and social development. These aren't theoretical exercises — they're the conversations every young person deserves to have before life forces them to figure it out alone. Younger students build a foundation in money and friendship; older students go deeper into personal finances, family responsibility, and the character traits that define people who lead well. Taken together, Tuesday addresses the full range of what it means to be a capable, curious, and well-formed young person.
Dan Hegelund
Dan Hegelund holds a Master's degree in Political Science and has spent decades living what he teaches. He has traveled to more than 30 countries, speaks six languages, and has founded and operated multiple businesses — giving him a first-hand understanding of economics, governance, and human culture that no textbook can replicate. When Dan teaches geography or social studies, he isn't working from theory. He's drawing on a life spent crossing borders, navigating real systems, and engaging the world with genuine curiosity.
Caitlin Relvas
Caitlin Relvas holds a B.A. in English and Classical Civilizations — a combination that gives her an unusually rich foundation for teaching social science. Her background in the ancient world means she teaches history as a living conversation between civilizations and ideas, not a sequence of dates to memorize. Caitlin has a genuine passion for literature and story, and she brings that sensibility to social studies, helping students see that history is a narrative they are part of. Her love of the classical world, paired with a clear-eyed sense of how ancient ideas still echo through modern life, makes her the kind of teacher who leaves students with a richer sense of where they came from and why it matters.