As a teacher, I said that I would NEVER volunteer to work after hours with students. I am simply too tired from working 8-10 hour days. That all changed from me when I started working with a group of 4th and 5th grade students.
This past summer, I spent time working on my certification as an Environmental Educator in Georgia. I took classes from the incomparable Park Ranger Jerry Hightower at Chattahoochee River Environmental Education Center. My stint with Jerry included cornering & observing a diamond-back rattlesnake and getting waist-deep in a North Atlanta wetland. I spent most of my summer outside and loved every minute of it.
Also, this summer, I took classes at Charlie Elliott Nature Center where I worked with some of the most awesome environmental educators in Georgia. I learned the way in which the field of environmental education started, as well as gained hands-on experience with basic environmental skills and concepts.
When I returned to school/work in August 2010, I was ready to share my love of nature and the outdoors with others. Mrs. Jackson, facilitator of our after-school program known as Campus Kids, hired me to work with a group of students and the rest is history...her-story....well actually it's my-story.
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