Maggie Baker

Maggie is a fifth grade homeroom teacher. She teaches math, reading, and writing, placing a particular emphasis on social-emotional learning in her classroom.

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.