Louise LevyLouise Levy, recently retired, was an outdoor Educator and High School Science teacher for over 40 years. Louise taught Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Anatomy, a variety of elective courses, and served as faculty Advisor for Ecomentors and te Environmental Club. She has had the distinct pleasure of helping thousands of students refine their delivery (and check their grammar and spelling) as they communicated through research-based papers and public service message-themed projects. Integrating meaningful exploration of local surroundings into the classroom has been her passion, helping students build a sense of place, self-determination, and community involvement. She is a veteran (16 years) of the Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology program, now serving as teacher-mentor. Recipient of multiple awards for excellence in teaching (Mass Audubon, Mass Agriculture in the Classroom, Mass Educators Hall of Fame) Louise has presented at numerous professional conferences and was director/grant writer for many grants supporting STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities inside and outside of the classroom. Louise has happily served as a sounding board and participated in the editing process of Jay's various writing projects Read More Read Less