In 2020 Ms. Baseman received her Bachelor's Degree in Humanities with a minor in Anthropology from San Jose State University. In 2023 she completed her Master's of Arts at Western Washington University in Anthropology for her research and thesis on the relationship between policy and practice in refugee resettlement in Washington State. As an educator, Ms. Baseman wants her students to feel confident and connected to their learning and with each other. She strives to support student agency by cultivating a culture of curiosity and compassion through scaffolded, multimodal classroom practices, and peer-to-peer relationship building. The Seattle area boasts a litany of schools claiming academic rigor and results, BASIS Independent Bellevue clearly demonstrates these characteristics while fostering a community of critical thinkers. The student's at BASIS Independent Bellevue energize Ms. Baseman, who is inspired by their motivation and autonomy every day. If you can't find Ms. Baseman on a long weekend, chances are she is lost in the woods or on a plane headed to a beach. An outdoor enthusiast burdened by wanderlust, she loves learning from the world wherever she goes (including her amazing students)!​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌​‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‍‌​​‌​​‌​​‍‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌