Our Educators

“I really got to not only enjoy nature, but I got a better understanding of how it impacts everything.  This week I saw more passion than I’ve seen in a while.  Everyone here loves being here, loves their jobs, and seems to love to teach."   - Student, Ballard High School (Seattle, WA)

Olympic Park Institute's experienced field science educators are the defining characteristic of our programs. All of our educators are wilderness medicine certified and demonstrate the most effective teaching techniques in the field. They represent a broad spectrum of backgrounds and life experiences, with education credentials including:

• Teaching certificates 
• Biology research
• Extensive trip leading
  
• Environmental research and study
• Language arts backgrounds
• Philosophy studies

Expertise is pooled and shared within a highly collaborative and creative work environment to cultivate our high caliber of educational practice.

"This was an amazing experience.  The entire staff was such a wonderful asset to the program.  You are great!" - Vikki Little, Teacher, Orchard Heights

Educator spotlight

Chris Morgan has passed on his passion for science and stewardship to hundreds of students in his two and a half years at Olympic Park Institute. Chris is passionate about connecting students deeply to this place through science, teamwork, and self-discovery. He has taken on the project of getting the old campus windmill running to harness wind energy.

Meghan West took a break from her role as a field science educator at Olympic Park Institute this winter to spend four months working with Seattle schools before and after their campus programs, bringing natural connections science education directly into their classrooms. Her love of the natural world has inspired hundreds of kids.