Behind the Mic: What Schools can Learn from Podcasting
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In just six weeks, AHS produced Beyond the Bell—a seven-episode series blending expert insights with authentic student voices to ask a bold question: How can education prepare students not just for tests, but for meaningful, impactful lives? The podcast features educators, mental health experts, community leaders, and students exploring real solutions to today’s educational challenges.
Join Libby Cowles, Interim Director of Enrollment and Community Outreach at Animas High, for a behind-the-scenes look at why podcasting was the right medium, how the team produced the series so quickly, and what impact it is making. You’ll leave with inspiration, lessons learned, and practical ideas for launching a podcast—or similar storytelling platform—at your own school.
About the Speaker
Participating in an Outward Bound course in the summer after her first year at Brown University convinced Libby that her future path would be in the field of education, finding ways to strengthen teaching and learning through relevant, experiential activities that bring curriculum to life. She graduated from Brown in 1990 with a B.A. in English and American Literature and her 7-12th grade teaching license, and completed her Ed.M. at Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1994, where she interned with the Harvard Outward Bound Project and co-founded the Service-Learning and Experiential Educators’ Collaboration.
Before moving to Durango in 2005, Libby spent 9 years at the Athenian School, a progressive independent school for grades 6-12 in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she taught literature classes, coordinated the service-learning program, traveled with students to India, Mexico and Canada, and served as the Dean of Faculty at the Upper School. Libby has been at AHS since 2013, when she joined the team as the LINK Internship Coordinator. Libby’s sons, Finn ’21 and Charlie ’23 are Ospreys, too.