STEM, Sustainability, & Storytelling
Jennifer Sloan specializes in creating immersive environmental learning programs that inspire stewardship and sustainability across diverse audiences. She has over 20 years in the field, working for non-profit organizations including nature centers, NGOs, youth centers, parks, farms, and botanical gardens.
- Strategic Program Design & Evaluation
- Informal & Experiential Education Leadership
- Curriculum Development (STEM, Sustainability, Environmental, Arts Integration, Climate Resilience)
- Public-Private Partnerships & Government Relations
- Fundraising | Grant Writing | Community Campaigns
- Creative Placemaking | Interpretive Exhibit Design
- Team Building | Staff Hiring, Training & Supervision
- Public Speaking | Media & Donor Engagement
- Urban Agriculture | Organic Vegetable Production
- Art Direction | Murals | Set & Exhibit Fabrication
Subject Expertise
Animal Centered
- Animal Adaptations
(Gr PreK – 5) - Taxonomy (focus on classes of animals; Gr 3-5)
- Migration, Hibernation, & Resistance/ Tolerance Adaptations
- Animal Habitats (Gr Pre-K – 5)
- Pond Ecology (Gr 2-5)
- Lentic & Lotic Ecosystems
- Fish Identification
- Invertebrates (Gr Pre-K – 7)
- Plant-Animal Interactions (Food Chains, Symbiotic Relationships, Mimicry, Ecology)
- Animal Husbandry
- Winter Birds
- Bones, Scales, Skin, & Fur
- Animal Tracks
Plant Centered
- Organic Gardening/ Agriculture (propagation, soil science, square ft gardening, composting, weeds, IPM, harvesting, etc.)
- Botany (plant parts, adaptations, pollination, seed dispersal, etc.)
- Phenology (all ages)
- Ethnobotany (natural fibers, textiles, dyes, herbal medicines, primitive shelter building, etc.)
- Hydroponics/ Aquaponics (all ages)
- Native & Invasive Plants (Gr 3-12)
- Plant Families
- Seed Saving
Sustainability Centered
- Resource Management (all ages)
- Renewable vs. Non-renewable Energy (all ages)
- Climate Science (paleoclimatology, meteorology, astronomy/ Milankovitch Cycles, greenhouse gases)
- Climate Change (impact, mitigation, and resilience)
- Biomimetic Design (Gr 4-9)
- Green Design (Gr 6-12)
- Watershed Management (Gr 3-8)
- Waste Management (history of, the 3 R’s, composting, incineration, etc.)
- Pollution (point-source & non-point source)
- Water Quality Testing
- Eutrophication
- Carbon Footprint (energy efficiency, conservation, and lifestyles)
- Food Miles/ Footprint
- Reconciliation Ecology
- Habitat Corridors
Services
Expert guidance on environmental education and STEM initiatives.