Cohort 7
Kristin Abt
EDUCATION • M.S. in Sustainable Development University of Maryland • B.S. in Biology/Psychology Loyola University Maryland
ENROLLED • Cohort 7
LOCATION • Bali, Indonesia
As an educator and service-learning coordinator, Kristin encourages students to connect to their community and to act on local and global sustainability issues. She utilizes interconnectedness and compassion as powerful motivators to enact positive change. She strives to cultivate an atmosphere of respect and social and environmental responsibility in her classroom. With more than a decade of teaching experience in international schools in Indonesia across primary, middle and high school levels, including Cambridge and International Baccalaureate curricula, she has taught Environmental Systems and Societies, Biology, Science and English. No matter which subject she teaches, she enjoys facilitating engaging, culturally relevant learning activities. She has a Master of Science in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology and background in both in situ and ex situ wildlife conservation. Sustainability education is interdisciplinary and connects to real world problems; therefore, teachers and community partners must commit to working together for long-lasting change. While living in Sumatra and Bali, she has learned to live with less of a focus on material goods, how to distinguish needs vs wants, and the importance of family, community, tolerance, patience and resilience. As a foundation for sustainable systems, these values are ones she hopes to instill in her children and students as a mother and teacher.
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