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As Director of Education and Outdoor Equity at TreePeople, Southern California's oldest and largest environmental nonprofit organization, I oversee a number of programs of informal, place-based environmental education. Our service learning program, Generation Earth, has targeted secondary teachers and students throughout Los Angeles County for 25 years, providing water, waste, and forestry experiential projects. TreePeople’s Outdoor Equity programs support youth and their families to connect with local natural and wildland areas. Through field trips, participants share experiences of their community and explore ways to steward and sustain their neighborhood’s natural resources while they have fun through hands-on learning.

I opened a nature Playschool serving 3-5 year olds in 2021. We are in 24 acres and spend most of our 4 hour program outside. We use emergent curriculum and Conscious Discipline. I find working with children outdoors to be rewarding and I love continuing to learn alongside them. I believe that connecting with nature is the most powerful thing you can do to improve your life and protect the future of the Earth. 

I have taught biology for 20 years at Euclid High school.  I am passionate about Environmental Education and am hopefully for today's youth.  However,  I really only have about 2-3 weeks to deciate to environnemtal education.  I also am the SAVE Environmental Club advisor for the school.  We have done projects like clean up and planting trees.

Melon Sandbox is a hilarious and chaotic physics-based sandbox game that lets your imagination run wild. Think of it like a digital playground where you can experiment with all kinds of funny (and sometimes ridiculous) scenarios. You get to place characters, props, weapons, and objects into a blank world — and then do whatever you want with them. Want to build a giant rollercoaster and launch melons from it? Go ahead. Want to attach rockets to a character and watch them fly? Totally possible. The best part is that there are no rules and no missions — just pure, silly freedom.

Hello, My name is Natalie Simmons I'm from Cleveland, Ohio. I am a Sign Language Intepreter in Cleveland Metro School District. I've been signing for 10+ years but I've been an intepreter in the classroom for 4 years. I  Iove being outside. I love going hiking, listening to music.