Molissa looking at student's artwork

I help people make their own discoveries and build self-confidence through inquiry-based and experiential learning.

I have developed and led educational experiences for all ages, ranging from toddlers to seniors.  My education career has given me opportunities to work for a variety of organizations including a museum, residential outdoor school, national park, summer camps, nonprofits, and dance studios.

I am most proud of my interdisciplinary programs that deepen connections between participants, build skills, and encourage personal reflection.  Even better if the program incorporates the outdoors! 

Interested in having me teach or facilitate something for you or your group?  Contact me.

I have written about some of my programs: read about teens addressing climate change and older adult virtual movement workshops.

Youth

  • Making origami animals

  • Creative movement story time

  • Observing the results of an experiment

  • Explaining how to play a game about trophic levels

  • Teaching about soundscape ecology

Teens

  • Day hike on backpacking trip in Denali National Park, AK

    (I’m on the back right, wearing a brown hat)

  • Conservation crew I co-led in the Chugach National Forest, AK

  • Kayak trip in Prince William Sound, AK

    (I’m on the back right, wearing the blue hat)

  • Backpacking trip I co-led in Denali National Park, AK

  • Cross-cultural education trip in Kodiak, AK

    (I’m in the front row, second from the right)

Adults

  • Helping make pop-up cards

  • Leading warm-up for a creative movement class

  • Participants in one of my outdoor mindful movement sessions