PEER REVIEW PORTFOLIO


Vermont Agency of Education

Candidate for Initial Educator License

Maggie Standley


13 Myrtle Street, Burlington VT 05401 802.233.7676

Submission Date: July 13, 2019


Teaching License - Instructional Level: (3)Grades PK-12

Endorsement- (06A) Modern & Classical Languages - French

Wingspan campers/Spread Your Wings scholarship recipients & family members

Art Hop 2018

Community Builder &

Youth Advocate

Award Recipient - Burlington's Community Arts Award 2016
Co-founder - The Myrtle Street Community Avant Garden
Founder - Spread Your Wings! Youth Empowerment Program
Long time volunteer Youth Mentor with various organizations
Member CAEC - Community Arts Education Council
Member - Bread for the World, international poverty relief organization
Member - Pause-Café, digital francophone communication platform

Preschool FRArt Camp-French & Art with two Wingspan Studio assistants.

Summer 2018

Educator & Collaborator

Youth, French, Arts

Alliance FrançaiseBellcate SchoolBoys & Girls Club of BurlingtonBurlington City ArtsBurlington School District: Edmunds & Hunt Middle Schools, Sustainability & Integrated Arts Academies, CP Smith, Champlain Elementary Champlain Community ServicesChicago Children's Theater-Red Kite with Flynn Center for Performing ArtsJericho Elementary SchoolKing Street Youth CenterMiddlebury High SchoolRock Creek Park Summer Program, Washington DCSanturce es Ley Art & Music Festival, San Juan, Puerto RicoShelburne Craft SchoolSOAR Summer School Residency Program - Burlington School DistrictVSA Vermont/Vision, Strength, Access now known as Inclusive Arts VermontWoodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center

Wingspan Studio - Owner

Started in 2002, Wingspan Studio is part teaching hub, part art atelier. With a focus on French and art, we offer a variety of classes and camps for all ages.

Wingspan Studio also creates murals, paintings, decorative arts, leads community, school , and equity building projects.


(click link above for Wingspan's overall website)



Wingspan offers youth education programs in French, the arts, and nature weaving in core academic content areas. We proudly partner with many organizations to bring learning to life.

Current Classes/Camps

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Mural, Roosevelt Park, Burlington,

Boys & Girls Club. Summer 2015


Camp week reception with youth, parents, teaching assistants

Summer 2014

Video documenting the project, A is for ART. While the work with students and teachers occurred over three weeks, planning collaboratively and design work ahead of time took six months.

Art/Literacy School Project

Jericho Elementary School

A is for ART


Led youth project with 250+ students, teachers, parents. Planned with school team, designed mural with student input. 2016-2017

Part of one mural at school entrance. Imagery inspired by the letters C, D, E, F. (Cheetah - school mascot)

Homeschoolers French Class: Teenage learners with colorful French poster project

Wingspan's FRArt Program: Interdisciplinary immersion French program. Combines the arts, music, movement through lens of French. Geared for preschool through middle school.