Mr. Heidgerd received a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Science from Concordia University in Irvine, CA. He obtained a master’s degree in Physical Education from Manhattanville College. Over the summer, he runs and helps coach a sports camp program. He is also a certified personal trainer specializing in youth fitness and athlete development. As a Physical Education Subject Expert Teacher, Mr. Heidgerd believes that physical activity and movement are essential to overall well-being and strives to ensure every student understands its life-long importance. He believes BASIS Independent Manhattan offers the ability to enrich students with these values through a comprehensive physical education curriculum. Mr. Heidgerd loves to be physically active by exercising, boxing, and hiking. He is a huge sports fan and loves rooting for the Yankees, Jets, and Knicks. Mr. Heidgerd has an affinity for superheroes and spends much of his free time enjoying superhero-related comics, video games, movies, and shows.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‍‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌​‌‌‍​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌​‍‍‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌