Carrie Elko B.M., M.Ed

Instructor: Musikgarten

Carrie Elko teaches PK-8 music at St. Mary of the Woods School in Chicago and serves as an accompanist at St. Catherine Laboure in Glenview, IL. Carrie grew up on a commercial dairy goat farm in Pardeeville, WI, and attended Northwestern University, obtaining a degree in Music Education and Flute Performance. In 2021 she earned a Masters degree in Education with a focus on Trauma and Resilience in Education from Concordia University (Seward, NE). Carrie has been teaching since 2010 and has spent a majority of her time in Catholic schools and parishes. Recognizing that today’s students require new and different approaches and means of engagement, Carrie strives to use current best practices, cognitive science, and recent research to create a toolkit that enables her to engage and motivate all students. Carrie is married, has two cats: Penny and Peso, loves to hike and quilt.