Testimonials
"Every single teacher every single day has to be answering the 'So what?' questions. And for me, going outside answers so many of the 'So what? Why should I care?' questions. So if we're talking about water quality there's a pretty good answer for why I should care about water quality."

- Deborah Jose, Teacher, Newton High School

Dawn Chávez was the Director of the Manice Education Center, a residential environmental education center in the Berkshires for inner city students from New York. She is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters of Environmental Education from Montclair University. Ms. Chávez is pursuing a doctoral degree in Environmental Studies from Antioch New England Graduate School focusing on the role of environmental learning in the lives of immigrants. She is a 2003 Switzer Environmental Fellowship grant recipient.