Teachers
Anna Logowitz first encountered progressive education as a student at the Cambridge School of Weston in 1999. She attended Bennington College, drawn by the school’s innovative childhood studies program, before transferring to Smith College to study the power of story to shape growth. She later earned a Master of the Arts in Teaching from Smith College, as well.
Anna has worked in Waldorf, Montessori, therapeutic, distance education, and public school environments, and has also been involved with disability activism and creative accommodation. She is the founding teacher of Falcons, and worked for Oak Meadow Distance Learning for ten years as well, which gave her a very thorough grounding in the homeschool universe. When not teaching (which is rare) Anna can often be found tinkering with sailboats or building realistic toys and puppets, projects that occasionally overlap with Falcons. The Falcons classroom is her favorite place to be, and nothing makes her happier than seeing students grow.
Maisie Smith came to Falcons as an intern in-person in Northampton, MA in 2020, while still a senior at Smith College. Already passionate about alternative education, Maisie was captivated by the Falcons culture; the focus on community, the attention to detail, and the extreme warmth and kindness of the teachers and students. When the pandemic hit a couple of months later, Maisie helped the Falcons program navigate the transition to online, and eventually graduated from intern to co-teacher. In 2021, Maisie moved to Chicago and took on full time work there, but stayed on with Falcons as teacher support for the Weekly Falcon student newspaper, and 'co-brain' collaborator working behind the scenes with Anna to help the Falconsverse run smoothly. Maisie continues to hold these roles today, and also advises the student Commerce Club and enjoys popping in for Falcons Showcases or occasionally subbing for the Online class. Maisie loves learning from the students about anything from sea sheep to base five currency systems to what it means to be part of a community. She lives in Chicago, IL, with some adorable pet rats and works as a forest school teacher.
Maise Smith
Maisie Smith came to Falcons as an intern in-person in Northampton, MA in 2020, while still a senior at Smith College. Already passionate about alternative education, Maisie was captivated by the Falcons culture; the focus on community, the attention to detail, and the extreme warmth and kindness of the teachers and students. When the pandemic hit a couple of months later, Maisie helped the Falcons program navigate the transition to online, and eventually graduated from intern to co-teacher. In 2021, Maisie moved to Chicago and took on full time work there, but stayed on with Falcons as teacher support for the Weekly Falcon student newspaper, and 'co-brain' collaborator working behind the scenes with Anna to help the Falconsverse run smoothly. Maisie continues to hold these roles today, and also advises the student Commerce Club and enjoys popping in for Falcons Showcases or occasionally subbing for the Online class. Maisie loves learning from the students about anything from sea sheep to base five currency systems to what it means to be part of a community. She lives in Chicago, IL, with some adorable pet rats and works as a forest school teacher.
Anna Logowitz
Anna Logowitz first encountered progressive education as a student at the Cambridge School of Weston in 1999. She attended Bennington College, drawn by the school’s innovative childhood studies program, before transferring to Smith College to study the power of story to shape growth. She later earned a Master of the Arts in Teaching from Smith College.
Anna has worked in Waldorf, Montessori, therapeutic, distance education, and public school environments, and has also been involved with disability activism and creative accommodation. She is the founding teacher of Falcons, and worked for Oak Meadow Distance Learning for ten years as well, which gave her a very thorough grounding in the homeschool universe. When not teaching (which is rare) Anna can often be found tinkering with sailboats or building realistic toys and puppets, projects that occasionally overlap with Falcons. The Falcons classroom is her favorite place to be, and nothing makes her happier than seeing students grow.
Adrian Bello
Adrian Seneca Bello is a multidisciplinary community organizer, facilitator, educator, land steward, herbalist and artist. Called into Falcons initially for a day of storytelling and culture sharing, her relationship to class and the conversations unfolding within it grew into a more long term relationship with Falcons. She has visited the Sedgwick class in person and often co-teaches online to explore topics.….