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An Interview with Déana Scipio, Director for the Graduate Program in Education for Environment and Community

IslandWood is thrilled to welcome Dr. Déana Scipio as our new Director of the Graduate Program in Education for Environment and Community (EEC). As an alumna of the program herself, she brings a unique perspective and extensive experience in the field.

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The Art of Reflection

There’s nothing like watching a video of yourself engaged in doing something new to elicit feelings of discomfort. The awkward struggle so evident in one’s subtle body language is enough to make the viewer reach for the pause button.

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Kelvin Washington (’14) Shares Insights on Recognizing Bias and Teaching for Equity

Kelvin Washington, class of 2014, was the first Black man to attend IslandWood’s program in Education for Environment and Community (EEC). On day one, he sat in Learning Studio 105 and thought to himself, “Who’s going to get me?”

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The Twig

My field group of 6th graders was midway through our Each One Teach One plant walk on the marsh loop trail. These students had chosen a science elective at their school, and many had already been to IslandWood.

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Alison Martin (’18) Incorporates Indigenous Stewardship Knowledge and Methodologies to Foster Inclusive Teaching

Alison Martin’s father built a cabin in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in a small town called Nevada City, CA.

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Lan Nguyen (’14) Builds Trusts with Students by Sharing her Story

Lan Nguyen always greeted her School Overnight Program field groups in her native Vietnamese.

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Alicia Highland (’15) Fosters Powerful Learning by Honoring Identities and Creating Safe Spaces

My name is Alicia and I carry many identities — I am Black, a woman, a scientist, an educator, and a community organizer.

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Kacy Lebby (’14) Brings a Strength-Based and Student-Centered Approach to her Classroom

After IslandWood, I went to the University of Washington Master’s in Teaching program where I earned my K-6 teaching credential. IslandWood was a stepping stone that allowed me to explore my teaching philosophy.

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Katie Trelstad (’06) Weaves Place-Based Pedagogy into Work as Assistant Professor in Sociology

Katie is an Assistant Professor in Sociology at Cornish College of the Arts and volunteers for a nonprofit organization called Eureka Institute.

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Jenny Whaley (’18) Helps Students Cultivate Responsibility Towards Each Other and the World

After six years of teaching elementary school in Durham, NC, Jenny Whaley can tell when a lesson is going well.

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IslandWood acknowledges that we live and work on the ancestral land of the Coast Salish people, who have been stewards of this region's land and waters since time immemorial, and who continue to protect these lands and waters for future generations, as promised by the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855, the Treaty of Point No Point of 1855, and the Treaty of Medicine Creek of 1854.

While the majority of our work takes place on Suquamish (suq̀ʷabš) and Duwamish (dxʷdɐwʔabʃ) land, we also conduct programs on the land of the Snohomish (sduhúbʃ), Puyallup (spuyaləpabš), Muckleshoot (buklshuhls), Skokomish (sqoqc’bes), and S’Klallam (nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm) peoples.


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