Claire Lagerwey is a Masters Candidate in the Leadership for Sustainability Education Program at Portland State University. As a graduate assistant, she is currently developing curriculum for Science in the Learning Gardens (SciLG), a project funded
...MoreClaire Lagerwey is a Masters Candidate in the Leadership for Sustainability Education Program at Portland State University. As a graduate assistant, she is currently developing curriculum for Science in the Learning Gardens (SciLG), a project funded by the National Science Foundation. With a commitment to social, ecological and economic justice, the project aims to increase motivation in STEM learning in underserved Portland Public Middle Schools by using gardens as living laboratories. She has extensive experience in the green schoolyard movement in San Francisco, California where she worked to integrate school gardens and outdoor classrooms with broader school and district science and sustainability goals. As a board member of the SOMA EcoDistrict in Portland, Oregon she is interested in the intersection of urban and natural spaces as catalysts for community building and place-making towards sustainable neighborhoods. Other areas of interest include bike and pedestrian advocacy in public schools, curriculum development, urban farming, and cultivating community partnerships.
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