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Intersectional Environmentalism Teaching Tool

IslandWood Graduate Program Director Dr. Déana Scipio and Urban School Programs Educator Laura Brown recently co-authored a STEM Teaching Tools resource with Christina Guevara, Rae Jing Han, and Abby Rhinehart!

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#AskDr.Dé | The Role of Academic Research in the IslandWood Graduate Program

Dr. Déana Scipio, Director of the IslandWood Graduate Program in Education for Environment and Community, has been even busier than usual lately.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: what it is and what it looks like at Islandwood

“Culturally responsive teaching” is everywhere at IslandWood. From our work with students and teachers in the Seattle area, to our programs on Bainbridge Island, this approach to teaching and learning influences eve-ry aspect of our educational philosophy and practices.

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Our second quarterly JEDI update

This summer, we promised to share quarterly updates about our commitment to ensure that justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) are at the forefront of all that we do. Today I’m sharing our second quarterly JEDI update.

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Our first quarterly JEDI update

This past June, we shared our solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests sparked by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others.

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IslandWood’s Commitment to Building a Race Equity Culture

Last week, we shared our reflections and solidarity with Black Lives Matter on our social media channels and website. Like many of you, our country’s history of racism and resulting violence against Black lives is something that’s been on my mind almost constantly the past few weeks. How do we do more? How do we do better? How do we once and for all dismantle the racism that pervades daily living for people of color, and very specifically, Black people? I’ve been grappling with these questions and wanted to follow up on our statement last week with how we are moving this work forward at IslandWood.

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Before COVID, There Was WSSB, the First School for the Blind to Attend the School Overnight Program

With every school that comes to IslandWood, a partnership is formed. It begins well before the buses pull up to the Arrival Shelter to the welcoming cheers of our graduate student instructors and lasts well after those same buses pull away to calls of farewell.

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#AskDr.Dé | Mirrors and Windows: Director of Campus Education Déana Scipio Discusses Representation and Anti-Bias in Children’s Books

Déana Scipio is not only the Director of Campus Education at IslandWood, but a true children’s book connoisseur. At a recent presentation she gave at the Peacock Family Services Peackocktail Party, the audience was fascinated by Déana's approach to using children’s books to promote representation and anti-bias.

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The 2nd Annual School Overnight Program Annual Report

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.

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“[It] really changed my personal perspective on what I could do”: An Interview with Natalie Myers about her IslandWood Experience

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.

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