About Me

NAME: Mr. Chuck Goetz

SCHOOL: Indian Creek Upper School

CLASS: U.S. History, Government, and Law & Society

IN EMERGENCIES: Email: cgoetz@indiancreekschool.com, School Phone: 410-849-5151, x1227

My Story

     I was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, and moved several times during 
my childhood as my father, an economics and law professor, moved from one 
university to another before bringing the family back to Charlottesville for 
keeps when I was 12.  
     I ran cross country and track and played soccer in high school.  In 
addition to indulging in a lifelong interest in history (easy to do in 
Virgina!), I was active in the Boy Scouts where I earned my Eagle Scout 
award in my junior year of high school.  
     Georgetown University is my undergraduate alma mater where I studied 
philosophy and art history because that’s what I found interesting.  I spent 
my junior year abroad in Florence, Italy, studying art, Italian language, 
and the ristorantes and gelaterias of central Italy.  
     After college, I went to the University of Virginia School of Law and 
practiced law for many years, primarily as a civil litigation attorney.  
When the insurance company I worked for went out of business, I used the 
occasion as an opportunity to pursue an ongoing interest in education and 
coaching.  I applied to the Masters in Teaching program at Towson University 
and graduated in May 2007.  
     I have been impressed with the family atmosphere at Indian Creek and 
with the way the faculty and staff support each other to help make the job 
of educating ICS students go as smoothly as possible.  Besides teaching 
students in U.S. History, Law & Society, and Government, I also coach the 
girls’ soccer team in the Fall season and the baseball team in the Spring 
season.    
     I currently live in downtown Baltimore between the Inner Harbor and the 
ball parks with my wife, Karen, my eighth grade son, Hal, and our family 
cat, Mocha.  In addition to reading history, science fiction, and popular 
fiction, I enjoy hiking and playing all sorts of games, especially card 
games, computer games, board games, and table top miniatures games.