Beth Pillsbury

School Director

bethp@maybeckhs.org

Beth is a historian, teacher, and ceramic artist. Prior to coming to Maybeck, Beth was the Director of Experiential Education and Summer Programs and History Teacher at Riverdale Country School in the Bronx, NY. At Riverdale, Beth oversaw experiential education initiatives and was dedicated to connecting the academic core to rigorous immersive experiences in grades 6-12. In her position as the director of Summer Programs, Beth helped create systems to support and expand Riverdale’s summer and interdisciplinary programs to include research programs in the humanities and applied sciences.

Beth is committed to helping build educational experiences that offer meaningful and inclusive approaches to learning and attend to all students’ diverse backgrounds and needs. Beth serves as the Chair of the Inclusion Committee on the Independent School Experiential Education Network (ISEEN) board and co-facilitates the ISEEN School Change Professional Affinity Group. She serves on the board of Living City Project, a small non-profit organization that engages students in urban-planning internships and summer and gap year programs. Beth believes the best schools are ones like Maybeck, which not only reflect the diversity of the community, both in their staff and in the student body, but also honor different cultures, traditions, identities, and learning styles. Maybeck’s history and commitment to championing diversity, equity, and inclusion is essential to teaching the whole student. 

Beth has a deep love of the outdoors, which has driven her environmental activism, her historical research, and her art. She spends her free time hiking with friends, discussing the contemporary political landscape with her father, layering sand and iron-laden soil into clay, and practicing yoga and Pilates.