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Each week, our School Overnight Program has a lofty goal — to engage curiosity, build community, and inspire 4th – 6th graders to become environmental problem solvers capable of addressing the most critical issues facing our planet. All in the span of four days.
Natalie Myers attended the School Overnight Program with Suquamish Elementary. Since then, she has earned a degree in Environmental Science from Occidental College, worked with Planned Parenthood on reproductive justice outreach and education, and participated in field research in Costa Rica, Panama, and Guam.
This quarter I’m teaching a philosophy of education class called, The Social, Political, and Cultural Foundations of Learning. In the class, the grads are writing their philosophy of education including a positionality statement.
The IslandWood garden welcomes all students with wide open arms, always ready to nurture and guide. The garden’s warm welcome is felt in its winding paths and low lying beds, in its generous ability to feed us all year round.
This year IslandWood’s School Overnight Program (SOP) issued its first ever annual report. There are accomplishments to tout: 100% of teachers say that the impact of SOP continues back in the classroom.
Christopher Criqui is a 2017 alum of IslandWood’s graduate program in Education for Environment and Community. Today, he works as a Staff Instructor with our School Overnight Program and supervises the Staff Instructor Team.
Late this summer, a few members of our team - Theresa Song Ichien, John Haskin, and Kristine Jimenez - sat down with Christina Hulet, host of Bainbridge Community Broadcasting’s Community Café, for an interview about IslandWood’s evolving efforts around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
This September marks the 16th anniversary of IslandWood’s first academic year. We sat down with Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer, Laurie Miller, to find out what’s changed and what’s kept her here after all these years.
This article by IslandWood graduate student Jenn Allen was originally published in Clearing Magazine. Congratulations to our many graduate students who have been published in recent issues of the magazine; you can read their articles here.
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.