Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

I was born in Texas, and my father’s time in the military provided time spent in Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, and most memorably in Germany. Living overseas gave me the opportunity to interact with different people and cultures; an experience I still treasure to this day! I believe being an educator gives me the opportunity to have some say in how our world will continue to evolve and change for the better. Working directly with middle school students is truly the best parts of my day. I see middle school students as the most interesting young people, who are open to new experiences, looking for guidance support and humor. My job is to foster a place where great teachers facilitate learning with curious students ready to ask the next question and engage in new experiences.

As a teacher and administrator for the last 16 years at independent middle schools in Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Massachusetts, Ann Bevan is committed to creating lessons that push students to think critically. As the Associate Director of the Middle School, Ann Bevan supports faculty in doing the same.  At Beaver since 2004, her job includes managing all aspects of middle school student life, including discipline, scheduling, and coordination of the afternoon programs.  Ann Bevan particularly enjoys helping foster student leadership skills via student council and facilitation of morning meetings.  In 2006-07, she coordinated Beaver’s ten-year NEASC re-accreditation process, which gave her greater insight into virtually every aspect of the school, from curriculum to governance to student experience.  Beaver is always examining what it does and thinking about ways to be better, a philosophy that fits well with her own dedication to seeing life as a set of experiences from which to learn.