Gail Baker

Gail Baker is a teacher, writer, administrator, and workshop leader. She has been working in education for over 45 years and continues her work in bringing the importance of arts-based learning in different aspects of her professional life. In 1996, she cofounded The Toronto Heschel School, an arts-based Jewish day school where she served as its head for over a decade. Gail has also cofounded the Intergenerational Classroom, a program that creates collaborative integrated arts learning...See more

Gail Baker is a teacher, writer, administrator, and workshop leader. She has been working in education for over 45 years and continues her work in bringing the importance of arts-based learning in different aspects of her professional life. In 1996, she cofounded The Toronto Heschel School, an arts-based Jewish day school where she served as its head for over a decade. Gail has also cofounded the Intergenerational Classroom, a program that creates collaborative integrated arts learning opportunities for students and senior citizens. Her writing accolades include cowriting an ongoing column for Think: the Lola Stein Institute Journal called "Good Books." She has also coauthored Ancient Civilizations with Otto Baruch Rand, as well as an article published in the Jewish Educational Leadership journal entitled "Transformative Jewish Education through the Arts" with Judith Leitner and Pam Medjuck Stein. Gail currently lives in Toronto with her husband. They have raised three sons and enjoy the company of their friends, children and grandchildren. See less