Paul Henderson joined the Brewster faculty in 2024. He has taught American History, Psychology, and Neuroanatomy in public and private school settings since 2004. Mr. Henderson was an electrician and an electrical broker right out of high school for three years before putting all of his attention on his collegiate journey at the University of New Hampshire (where he graduated cum laude) and becoming an educator. He enjoys the lasting impact teaching has on his students. “I started to teach because serving others has been a major drive throughout my life. As soon as I first stepped into the classroom I knew that I was home,” he shares, adding that he is driven to provide an authentic, engaging teaching experience that is informed by his research and passion for promoting social change.
“Teaching the social sciences is an opportunity to bring history, the mind, and the behavior of humans into one lens to truly dissect the actions of people in society,” he says.
In his free time, Mr. Henderson enjoys running on trails all over the United States. He has run more than 35 ultra marathons and completed many multi-day running adventures, including running all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot peaks and trekking across the State of New Hampshire unassisted. He also ran the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim unassisted. His true passion for running is in the mountains but any single-track trail will do, he says.
Mr. Henderson has also enjoyed snowboarding for more than 30 years on mountains across New England. He regularly cross-country skis during the winter with his family. And one of his other favorite winter activities is running out to remote frozen ponds with his ice skates on his back and skating where many have not been.
Mr. Henderson has been writing and playing music for many years and still makes time to play live a few times a year. He’s also an avid reader and researcher who is always looking for material for his educational pursuits. He has traveled all over the United States journaling and collecting artifacts for authentic classroom material (in fact, he has run the entire distance of the Erie Canal while collecting artifacts for his lessons!). Mr. Henderson lives on the New Hampshire Seacoast with his wife and son and their three cats: Luca, Raggedy, and June.
