Rachel is the CEO of
Gaia Scholastic and the PK-8 Director of Environmental Education for the Garrison School District. For both of these roles, her mission is to cultivate a generation of environmentally-literate global citizens by integrating nature and environmental concepts into the learning experiences of students of all ages and abilities. She builds interdisciplinary content in a way that challenges students to make connections - with themselves, with each other, and with nature, across content areas. She trains teachers across the country on how to re-shape their curriculum through an environmental lens, coaches students on how to turn their climate anxiety into climate action, and fosters environmental connection in and out of the classroom through citizen science, standards-driven field trips, and large-scale community events like Youth Climate Summits. Her educational and professional pursuits focus on bridging the gap between Mainstream and Environmental Education.
