Welcome our 2008 Keynote Speaker
Karen Warren
Karen Warren, Ph.D.,has taught courses in experiential education, outdoor leadership, wilderness studies, and social justice at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA for the past 25 years. She’s lead students on hundreds of trips including canyoneering in Utah, backcountry skiing in Quebec and Yellowstone, sea kayaking in New Zealand and Belize, canoeing the rivers of the Southeast and the Rio Grande, studying natural history in Hawaii, and camping in her own backyard. She also works with Master’s students from Lesley, Prescott, and Vermont Colleges. Her books include Women’s Voices in Experiential Education and The Theory of Experiential Education. Karen has been honored to receive the 1998 Michael Stratton Practitioner Award and the 2006 Outstanding Experiential Teacher of the Year Award from AEE and the 2003 Blair and Carol Brown Outstanding Staff Member at Hampshire College. She has served AEE in many roles: Board Member, Professional Group Chair, Conference Committees, JEE Advisory Committee, Publications Chair, and co-creator of the AEE definition of experiential education. Karen lives in the hills of western Massachusetts with her partner, Sue, and two active teenage daughters. Based on her doctoral research on race, gender and class sensitive outdoor leadership, Karen has written and spoken extensively on social justice issues in experiential education. Karen will address Transforming Together Through Social Justice.
Welcome our 2008 PLAYNOTE TEAM
Camp Woskowitz
Founded in 1947 by a group led by future superintendent Carl Jensen, Waskowitz Outdoor School is recognized as a leader in the field of residential outdoor education. The Carl Jensen Environmental Education Center at Camp Waskowitz serves the students of the Highline Schools, as well as students from surrounding schools and districts, through environmental education and team building programs. When not in use by student groups, the facilities are available to outside groups for rent. Our office is located in Burien at the Woodside site at 18367-8th Avenue South. Our program site is located in North Bend, Washington at Camp Waskowitz. For more information on our programs or facility rentals, contact our office at (206) 433-2462.
