Elizabeth Andreasen
M.A.Ed. with Graduate Teacher Preparation, 2003
 She had worked as a vocational consultant and human resources recruiter, then became a mom. Elizabeth Andreasen picked Antioch, she says, because she considered herself a non-traditional learner. She wanted to become a teacher with a focus on multiple perspectives.
"Antioch's alternative approaches and perspectives were the primary selling points for me. Independent, creative thought are required and celebrated," she says. "My goal was to find a place that would help me become a teacher with a conscience and a carefully thought out method for making a difference in the lives of children, and by extension, the world."
Andreasen's final project was among her favorite Antioch experiences.
"My team and I acted out the comparative routes for free trade coffee and conventionally marketed coffee. With the aroma of coffee and the songs of Guatemala, we used my daughter's bathtub boat, a kid's cash register and some cell phones to demonstrate the process of getting coffee from the bush to the store. Not only was it fun, but also it was exceptionally informative. We had the opportunity to play teacher and student during this assignment," says Andreasen, now a teacher in the Seattle school district.
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