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Blueberry Bush

About our Teachers

“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in."
 

-Rachel Carson, Sense of Wonder

  • We strive to hire teachers with complementary skill sets, typically pairing early childhood education and environmental education. Our teachers have experience working with young children and come from progressive fields of education with emphasis on nature-based, environmental, and outdoor learning. 

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  • Everyone on our team, including interns and volunteers, undergo background checks. Lead teachers have current CPR and First Aid certifications and have received Nature-Based Teacher Certification through our umbrella organization, the Association for Nature-Based Education (ANBE.org).

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  • Our team participates in ongoing professional development including: collaborative planning, team meetings, attending and facilitating PD workshops, partnerships with other nature-based schools, written publications, membership to professional associations, and work with (or as) consultants, regionally, nationally, and internationally.

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"Certified Educator" badge that demonstrates teachers have participated in Nature-Based Teacher Certification with anbe.org

Meet our team

These inspiring teachers lead our programs and cherish time in nature - rain or shine!

Monica Wiedel Lubinski

Founding Executive Director

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Notchcliff Programs Director

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Office & Operations Manager

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Notchcliff Lead Teacher/

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Taylor Donaldson, Wild Kits Club at Notchcliff Nature Programs, a project of the Association for Nature-Based Education

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Community Storyteller

Kirsten Mize, Program Coordinator, Association for Nature-Based Education

ANBE Programs Coordinator/Notchcliff Substitute

Sarah Zimmerman, Lead Teacher for Seedlings Outdoor Learning Program, a project of the Association for Nature-Based Education

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Melanie Long, RN

Summer Camp Health Supervisor

Abigail Gierke, Grants & Development Specialist, Association for Nature-Based Education

Abigail Gierke

ANBE Grants and Development Associate

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Logo reads "Notchcliff Nature Programs" and features a fox perched in branches. Visit naturalcommunity.org to learn more!

Notchcliff Nature Programs is based at Glen Meadows Retirement Community, 11630 Glen Arm Rd., Glen Arm, MD 21057
We are located in the Long Green Valley of Baltimore County, convenient to Towson, Parkville, White Marsh, and Baldwin.

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©2019 by Notchcliff Nature Programs, a project of the 501(c)3 nonprofit Association for Nature-Based Education, Inc.
Learn more at ANBE.org.

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