Court Rustemeyer is a full-time Outdoor Education teacher and the founder of the Outdoor Leadership program at Vincent Massey School in Calgary, Alberta. He believes nature is our most powerful teacher, and has been guiding students beyond the walls of the classroom for over a decade. Through inquiry-based, experiential education, Court aims to inspire passion for the environment and a deep responsibility to protect it.  Rather than just studying ecosystems, Court’s students

Chris Trott and Sam Cronin are grade 6 French immersion teachers at DA Morrison M.S. in Toronto. They teach using an anti-oppressive philosophy, where all learners’ identities are represented, valued and celebrated. A key component of this philosophy is their belief that, as settler descendants on Turtle Island, it is a professional and moral responsibility to embed Indigenous ways of knowing into teaching. Guided by values of equity, respect and reciprocity, they approach en

Melina Trimarchi is an environmental educator, artist and community organizer based in Montreal and Saint-Paulin, Quebec. Across multiple schools, Melina leads two impactful environmental education programs. Plants Are Medicine  is a year-long initiative rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems and food sovereignty, encouraging students to explore their relationship with the land through plants and traditional knowledge. Her second program, Deep Roots , is a behavioural interve

Kenzie’s environmental education journey began in grade 10, when, as a Black, queer student, they felt seen for the first time in an...

Tia De Groot, a proud Anishinaabe woman from Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, brings a strong commitment to environmental education grounded in...

Elise Pearson is transforming urban environmental education. At Maple Grove Elementary in Vancouver, she introduced an Outdoor Education...

Meet Rosa Alaimo, a passionate and dedicated grade 8 teacher at Pikangikum First Nation in northern Ontario. In just her fourth year of...

As project-based learning teacher-advisor, Janna Barkman collaborates with her students to design immersive learning experiences that...

Fostering Reciprocal Relationships: Amanda Zhang's Journey in Inclusive and Experiential Education Amanda Zhang's journey as an educator...

Rebecca Seiling is a passionate educator and founder of Nature Connect. Partnering with the City of Kitchener, she leads enriching forest...

Environmental Educator Laura Whittaker helps run a small nature preschool called Wind Ridge Schoolhouse in Duluth, MN off of Lake...

Every year Natural Curiosity celebrates exemplary teachers through our National Edward Burtynsky Award for Teaching Excellence in...

Assistant curriculum leader and teacher of the Emerging Green Technologies and Environmental Stewardship program at Don Mills Collegiate...

Junior school educators and current Grade 1 teachers at the Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, ON, Amanda & Jessie share their pedagogies...

Ryan Andersen is an elementary classroom teacher at Sprucecourt Public School in downtown Toronto, who has been on a journey with his...

Digital learning experience designer, founder of AdaptED, and former arts educator, Ingrid’s latest learning tools focus on building...

Primary teacher and liaison between staff, administration, and parent council at the High Park Alternative School in Toronto, ON, Kelly...

OISE 2nd Year Teacher Candidate (Master of Teaching) I chose to attend Natural Curiosity’s First Story Tour “Buried Waters: Storying...

Creator of the ECO Academy at Edward Milne Community School (EMCS), an immersive program that weaves together interdisciplinary learning...

2022 Co-Winner of Natural Curiosity's Dr. David Suzuki Award for Excellence in Pre-Service Environmental Education Maria grew up in Peru,...