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Helen Maynard
M.A. Education, 2001
 If you ask about the value of her Antioch education, Helen Maynard says Antioch reaffirmed her belief that people can find a life direction when it is grounded in serving the social good.
As program manager for Powerful Schools, a community education reform organization in Seattle, Maynard works with teams of artists and teachers on creating arts integrated curriculum and collaborative teaching residencies.
"Unlike other graduate programs in Seattle, Antioch's M.A. Education program allowed me opportunities to design a degree specific to my professional goals.
"Antioch gave me a greater understanding of the many systemic issues challenging our educational institutions today."
I have always valued small school environments that are student centered and that model progressive teaching and learning."
As a student, Maynard took part in a challenging independent study on authentic assessment methodologies in education.
"The field of learning assessment in the arts was very cutting edge back then with few studies available that were good, sound research," she describes. "My adviser, Ed Mikel, helped me access relevant information and, more importantly, guided me through a process of analysis and reflection in areas of research and practice relevant to my professional goals."
How has her Antioch experience contributed to her career?
"Antioch gave me a greater understanding of the many systemic issues challenging our educational institutions today," Maynard says. "I remain an advocate for the importance of the arts in every child’s education because the arts provide an alternative dimension for thinking and expression."
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