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Liz-Anne Platt
I trained professionally in theatre, and received my undergraduate degree in Medieval Studies from Vassar College. I have also done graduate work at Wesleyan University. After pursuing a career in newspaper publishing, I transitioned to independent school teaching, where I met my husband, Tim. I taught at The Gunnery, South Kent School, and Indian Mountain School, prior to my arrival at Berwick Academy, where I teach World Cultures and Languages and also direct the Upper School Drama program. Tim and I are the proud parents of three Berwick Academy alumni.
What you love about teaching passports/one paragraph
We are bound by our students’ curiosity and the need to prepare them for the global challenges of the Twenty-first Century and not by external standardized expectations. I love the collaborative aspect of the passports course. Deloris White and I are working together to create a fusion of art, history, language, and culture, which provides learning opportunities for us and for our students.
How you define great teaching?
I strive to have the students actively engaged in whatever we are exploring. Students learn best by doing. Great teaching involves giving the students the tools to broaden their own horizons and then getting out of their way. Their successes are then truly their own.
Describe your class in five words:
Problem-solving, Project-based, student-centered, risk-taking, curiosity-driven
What is your favorite thing about the Lower School?
The Kendall Lower School at Berwick Academy is the most dynamic learning community in which I have ever taught. Students and faculty are partners engaged in the enterprise of lifelong learning.
Berwick Academy
31 Academy Street
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 520 students, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and Postgraduates. Berwick students are from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and several countries. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.
