In recent years, Harnish has introduced her students to new technology while exploring the wetlands, woodlands and farmland surrounding Hambright in a research project titled “The World in Our Backyard.” The Grosvenor Teacher Fellows were selected to participate through a competitive application process based on their “impactful work to further students’ understanding of the planet and its people, empowering them to generate solutions for a healthier and more sustainable future,” according to National Geographic. She and other Grosvenor Teacher Fellows will work with marine biologists, geologists, historians, undersea specialists and National Geographic photographers to learn more about these environments, returning home with curriculum resources to share with their students and colleagues. Harnish, who teaches fifth grade at Hambright Elementary School, is one of only 50 educators in the United States and Canada selected for the program.Īs a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, she will embark on a voyage aboard a Lindblad Expeditions ship to one of the world’s most remote and rich environments, such as the high Arctic, southeast Alaska, Central America or the Galápagos Islands.
Congratulations to teacher Katie Harnish, who has been selected to participate in the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship, a professional development opportunity made possible through a partnership between the National Geographic Society and Lindblad Expeditions.
