2021 Annual Summit
Culturally Relevant Environmental Education
Our 2021 Annual Summit, Culturally Relevant Environmental Education, was held virtually on Saturday, February 27, 2021, from 9am to 10:30am.
The event included a keynote presentation by Brianna Amingwa of John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicum, and small group discussions led by leaders in the Rhode Island environmental education community.
Thank you to all who attended!
Keynote Speaker
Briana Amingwa (she/her), Environmental Education Supervisor at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Brianna is the Environmental Education Supervisor at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum in Philadelphia. She manages the Refuge’s robust education program that serves nearly 18,000 students annually, trains teachers to utilize the outdoor classroom, coordinates partner schools and programming, and trains and certifies USA Archery instructors.
Small group discussions
- Jo Ayuso, Movement Education Outdoors
- Tarshire Battle, Roots 2Empower
- Peter Chung, Young Voices
- Diane Silva Pimentel, Brown University Department of Education
- Lorén Spears, Tomaquag Museum
- Sam Zimmer, TheGlitterGoddess & AS220 Youth Studio
