With LA's BEST Afterschool Enrichment Program staff and Vons volunteers, native and edible garden installation, Fair Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD.
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B.A. Philosophy, UCLA Professional Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, CSULA 1 year studying abroad, University of Pau and the Sorbonne III, France RECENT WORK: Curriculum Development, Wild Classroom Project, 2024 - 2025 The Wild Classroom Project, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, connects students to the native plants, animals, and cultural histories of their region, fostering a deep sense of 'Whole Community' insight and awareness. By emphasizing compassion, agency, and stewardship, this on-site, inquiry-based approach empowers students to explore the natural world, understand their role within it, and take meaningful action toward its preservation. Grant writer, Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants, 2024 - 2025 Director of Outreach/Director of Outreach and K-12 Education, Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants, 2007-2018. Former member, Urban Ecosystems Working Group and Biodiversity Expert Council, of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Landscape Integrity Films and Education (LIFE - on YouTube), co-founded with Susan Hoskins. LIFE's short educational films are about landscaping native to support biodiversity and water/energy savings in Southern California. Films sponsored and supported by California Water Efficiency Partnership; Crescenta Valley, Foothill Municipal, Las Virgenes, Metropolitan, San Gabriel, and Western Municipal Water Districts; and the La Cañada Irrigation District, Mesa Crest Water Company, Valley Water Company, and the Arroyo Seco Foundation. SELECTED TALKS: Invited Speaker: 2018 Beyond Pesticides National Conference; 2018 and 2015 California Native Plant Society Conservation Conferences; International Eco-Summit 2012, and others. "Gardening for Wildlife" at City of Calabasas Environmental Forum, February 2018. "Using Nature's Technology in Response to Drought" at Best Best & Krieger LLP's conference, Reimagining the Cadillac Desert, at The Autry Museum, September 2016. |
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Placing native plants for outdoor classroom installation by LA's BEST staff and FedEx & Theodore Payne Foundation volunteers at Euclid Avenue E.S., LAUSD. Native plants are ideal for science lessons about plant adaptations, the butterfly life cycle, plant-animal relationships, and the food web. Through the seasons, the garden can also be used for journaling in language and visual arts.
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After a long day of joyful hard work by many people, Euclid's happy Principal!
Less than a year later, California buckwheat & fairy duster, Catalina cherry, deergrass, Pacific mist manzanita, white sage, and conventional fruit trees growing strong!