Meg Glidden
Substitute Teacher &
Playground Monitor
mglidden@nantucketlighthouseschool.org
Meet Meg
B.S. Microbiology, University of Massachusetts
E.M.T. Certification, University of Massachusetts
Meg moved to Nantucket after earning her bachelor’s degree in microbiology from the University of Amherst. With a passion for mathematics and science, Meg has been an EMT, lab tech, childbirth educator, and science teacher at Nantucket Christian Academy. Additionally, Meg homeschooled her six children in all subjects for over 20 years.
Meg continues to pursue extensive professional development, including courses in Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids, Bootstrap Workshop: Using Python to Teach Algebra Via Coding, CreateCodeLoad, Responsive Classroom, and Sunbridge Institute’s Foundations of Waldorf Education. Meg loves teaching students to write computer programs. She is an avid gardener who plays guitar and the flute.
What Nantucket Lighthouse School means to Meg
“I love the playground; mud, dirt, sand, snow in the winter. All of these are a part of recess fun. Kids get to be kids in the messiest way. There is room for imagination and developing friendships. An environment that is driven by the kids' ideas, not mine, fosters independence and creativity. Races, cartwheels, play kitchens and fairy houses abound. Nantucket Lighthouse School offers the happy play space I remember from my own childhood.”
