Teaching for 30 years and a member of Germantown Academy for four, advisor, math teacher and JV boys tennis coach, Mr. Kevin Mylod, will start a new adventure in Italy for the 2026-2027 school year! Students have walked into his classroom ready to solve math equations, debate problem-solving methods whether at whiteboards or at desks, collaborate with their classmates, and much more. Whether at the whiteboard breaking down a complex proof or on the courts offering steady encouragement, Mr. Mylod has become a familiar and trusted presence at GA. As the 2025-2026 school year comes to an end, he is preparing to turn a new chapter in his life, teaching kids in Italy for the next school year.
Mr. Mylod came to GA four years ago and has been teaching Algebra 2 Honors and AP Calculus AB. Mr. Mylod values his students highly in his job, “The students are what make every day different and exciting, and impossible to be bored in this job,.” Mr. Mylod said., “It’s all because of the students.” Mr. Mylod’s connection with the math department has also made his experience here unforgettable. “I think that GA has an amazing math department. We get along very well as colleagues and as friends,” Mr. Mylod said. “I feel like I can bounce ideas off of
Mr. Mylod was not expecting to teach in Italy until a few months ago.
“The name of the program is called School Year Abroad, and the president of the school specifically called me and asked me if I would be interested in the math teacher opening in Italy for this upcoming school year,” Mr. Mylod said. “So I talked it over with folks here at the school. I talked it over with my partner, and it just seemed like an opportunity that I couldn’t let pass.” Mr. Mylod isn’t going to Italy to teach for the first time; in fact, this is his second time getting the opportunity to travel abroad to teach math.
“I’ve done this in Italy, and when I came back the last time, it forever changed me as a teacher,” Mr. Mylod said. “It stretched me in ways that my homeschool at the time couldn’t, and I expect that to be the same when I return to GA after this year in Italy.”
Challenges will follow in Italy as well.
“I’m going to have about 50 students from 50 different schools that are either private, boarding, or public schools,” Mr. Mylod said. “ And they’re all going to be in a bunch of different places, and I’m going to have to figure out a way to try and meet each of those students where they are in their math journey,” Mr. Mylod said.
At GA, Mr. Mylod is not just a teacher; he also coachesJV Boys Tennis. But as he leaves for Italy, he has to leave his coaching job behind for a year.
“ I won’t be able to coach abroad because it’s not really set up for me to do that,” Mr. Mylod said. “My hope is that there will be some tennis players that will be in the program that I’d be able to hit with at local tennis courts, and I actually was able to do that last time I was in Italy.”
Based on his attitude and mindset, it appears that Mr. Mylod is prepared for the adventure coming soon.