Nondiscrimination statement
The Meridian School does not discriminate in all aspects of employment and admissions because of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, race/color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, veteran or marital status, disability, or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Faculty and Staff
Mary Allen
-B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Oregon
-With The Meridian School since 2005
Mary Allen has been teaching since 1995. For most of her career, she has taught technology and digital media skills. In the fall of 2016, she transitioned into a new position as STEAM and creativity specialist in the school’s new Creativity Lab. She loves to find ways to allow students to express individual creativity in their projects while exploring and strengthening skills for science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. Mary has attended a variety of professional development courses, including the Northwest Council for Computer Education conference, Learn to Tinker at the Evergreen School’s B.I.G. Lab, Approaches to Inquiry Science workshop, and Responsive Classroom. She is keenly interested in how the brain is affected by learning, and has attended three national conferences presented by Learning and the Brain, a consortium which brings together scientists, researchers, and educators. She has made a presentation on “Integrating Technology into the Classroom Curriculum” at the NWAIS Fall Educators Conference. Mary feeds her creative side with digital photography and making eccentric creatures out of papier-mâché.
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 242
Seattle, WA 98103
Seattle, WA 98103
Meridian is an independent school in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood serving 200 students in grades K-5. We are located in the historic Good Shepherd Center, a community building housing several nonprofit organizations, which lies adjacent to 6.5-acre Meridian Park.
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