Ms. Hamade has taught mathematics in Beirut, Riyadh, and Sharjah, working within American, Australian, and international curricula with students from Grades 3 through 11. She joins BASIS Independent McLean from the American Community School in Beirut, where she spent the past decade teaching middle school mathematics. Throughout her career, she has also served as a Math Department Head and Grade-Level Team Leader.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​​‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Beyond the classroom, Ms. Hamade has coached MathCounts, led a chess club, and taught after-school cooking classes, reflecting her belief that students learn best through curiosity, collaboration, and hands-on experiences.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Arts in Mathematics Education from the American University of Beirut, as well as a Teaching Certificate in Secondary Mathematics (Grades 7–12) from Moreland University in Washington, DC.

Outside of school, Ms. Hamade enjoys hiking, reading, exploring nature, and spending time with her family.