Ms. Thorne attended The City College of New York with a full scholarship from the Teacher Academy, a program that offered weekly, first-hand experiences in New York City classrooms. She received two additional scholarships for academic achievement before graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Secondary Education. Ms. Thorne then continued her education at Brooklyn College, where she obtained a Master of Arts in secondary education and also graduated summa cum laude.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​​‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍​​‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

“I was given the opportunity to join the BASIS Independent Brooklyn team in 2014, where I developed a strong fondness for BASIS Independent students and their resilience. I am currently a middle school Biology teacher at BASIS Independent Brooklyn. I am particularly passionate about finding new ways to engage students, whether it be using basketball to learn the parts of the skeletal system, or taking students outside to learn more about the street trees that grow in New York City,” says Ms. Thorne. “I possess a love of science that borders on obsession, and my goal as a teacher is to pass on even a fraction of that interest to my students,” she says.

In her spare time, she enjoys reading, playing video/board games, watching Japanese animation (or anime for short), and practicing new languages.