Maggie Baker

Maggie works with the oldest students in the Lower School, helping support their transition from elementary students to Middle Schoolers.

She has a passion for teaching Theme/Social Studies, but she can get drawn into a good book discussion anytime. Maggie strives to give students agency and choice in both academic and social-emotional work. In addition to teaching 5th Grade, Maggie also helps coach the Upper School Mock Trial team.

Before coming to Park, Maggie was the Assistant Head of School for a small progressive school in Chicago for four years, serving both as an administrator and part-time teacher for Grades K-5. She worked in non-traditional forms of education, including for theaters, science centers, and museums, for many years before returning to school and pursuing her master’s in elementary education from DePaul University. She has a B.A. in anthropology with a minor in Spanish and GIS, also from DePaul University.

When she’s not at work, Maggie enjoys sewing and crafting, reading, puzzles, and hanging out with her husband, cat, and dog.