Meet Brier Buchalter
a.k.a.
"Coach Brier"
Brier Buchalter has taught programs and conducted workshops for children and adults, for over 15 years at around 50 Bay Area schools. In his career, he has had the privilege of working with more than 5,000 students and teachers.
He has worked with such prestigious universities as University of Santa Clara, Stanford and Cal Berkeley.
Mr. Buchalter, or Coach Brier as he is widely called, has taught courses in Advanced Math and Science, Chess, Public Speaking, Martial Arts, but is best known for Speech and Debate. He has directed many large tournaments in the field of Speech and Debate, in addition to coaching from the elementary through university level. Mr. Buchalter has also enjoyed running GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) programs, due to their special ties to his past.
Mr. Buchalter has a unique background, having gone to college at the age of 14 and having started his first business before the age of 18. He has never gone along with the mainstream.
Debating himself at the collegiate level, Mr. Buchalter won several tournaments in a number of different Debate and Speech specialties. After being offered a full scholarship to law school, he instead decided to focus on improving the world through helping others, and teaching the skills he had learned.
All of Coach Brier's classes focus on Self-Empowerment of each student’s unique talents and abilities. Ask any student, who has worked with coach Brier for a length of time, and they will tell you that their main mission is to “Change the World”!
He has worked with such prestigious universities as University of Santa Clara, Stanford and Cal Berkeley.
Mr. Buchalter, or Coach Brier as he is widely called, has taught courses in Advanced Math and Science, Chess, Public Speaking, Martial Arts, but is best known for Speech and Debate. He has directed many large tournaments in the field of Speech and Debate, in addition to coaching from the elementary through university level. Mr. Buchalter has also enjoyed running GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) programs, due to their special ties to his past.
Mr. Buchalter has a unique background, having gone to college at the age of 14 and having started his first business before the age of 18. He has never gone along with the mainstream.
Debating himself at the collegiate level, Mr. Buchalter won several tournaments in a number of different Debate and Speech specialties. After being offered a full scholarship to law school, he instead decided to focus on improving the world through helping others, and teaching the skills he had learned.
All of Coach Brier's classes focus on Self-Empowerment of each student’s unique talents and abilities. Ask any student, who has worked with coach Brier for a length of time, and they will tell you that their main mission is to “Change the World”!