All of our faculty are professional educators with extensive experience teaching in an outdoor setting. Members of the faculty have broad backgrounds in science and related fields. Everyone has experience working with classroom teachers and is abreast with current pedogogy. Furthermore, everyone has experience writing and developing exciting lesson plans and program curricula that meet education content standards.
All faculty have emergency medical training.
Helen Haskell Helen is our lead teacher at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center. She started working here in 1997. She has over ten years experience in environmental education, having formerly served as Education Director for a raptor organization and run outdoor adventure programs for at-risk youth for the College Settlement of Philadelphia. Helen has a B.A. in Applied Community Studies. Helen is also trained in handling raptors and giving presentations with live birds of prey.