Classroom Earth Success Stories
Wafa Khalil - Maritime and Science Technology (MAST) Academy
Dr. Wafa Khalil, a National Board Certified Teacher in Miami at the Maritime and Science Technology (MAST) Academy has been teaching for 18 years. She created two courses on solar and sustainable energy that have been approved by the Florida Department of Education as
Paula Wang - Sidwell Friends School
Paula Wang of Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. teaches an AP Environmental Science course. For the past 15 years, Ms. Wang has conducted field trips to nearby Rock Creek National Park where, in partnership with National Audubon Society, students conduct
Mike Town - Redmond High School
Mike Town of Redmond High School teaches AP Environmental Science. To educate students about auditing and reducing energy consumption, he founded the “Cool School Challenge" (CSC). This initiative encourages any teacher to reduce their school’s CO2 footprint by 2,000
Karen Armstrong - Watkins Glen High School
Karen Armstrong, a Classroom Earth teacher grant-recipient. Working with her students at Watkins Glen High School, Armstrong hopes to purchase infrared cameras to identify sources of heat loss in homes. In partnership with the Office for the Aging (targeting the
Paul Tweed - Wildlands School
Paul Tweed of Augusta, Wisconsin has been focusing his educational career since the early ‘90s around field research and incorporating technologies like GIS into his classroom. When Tweed was first introduced to GIS technology, he immediately saw the educational
