Zoe Turcotte

A 2012 Vision Fellow, Zoe Turcotte earned a Master’s degree in Middle School Science Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. While a Fellow, she interned at Felix Neck working with the director, and her mentor, Suzan Bellincampi. She worked to develop an after-school program focused on science and sustainability education for island middle school students. She also volunteered abroad on conservation projects in Africa for five weeks. Through the Fellowship, Zoe also earned a Certificate for Tropical Habitat Conservation (BTEC) for my work researching lemur behavior in Nosy Be, Madagascar, and teaching environmental conservation in the area. Since 2011, Zoe has taught middle school science at the West Tisbury School. She also teaches technology and engineering. For this class, she designed and taught a STEAM curriculum (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) for grades 4-8 that incorporates service learning, empathy building, critical thinking, real-world problem solving, and sustainability education.