
Good Natured Learning
GROWING NATURE-CONNECTED SCHOOLS
Rebecca D'Elia
Nature-based Educator
Rebecca has been leading young people in nature for over 15 years and is passionate about the positive impacts of the outdoors on building community, individual well-being, and learning. Rebecca’s connection to nature began in the woods behind her house as a child and strengthened as she spent many nights in the Wilderness throughout high school, college, and as a teacher and administrator at the High Mountain Institute. She is equally excited about helping preschoolers find a natural treasure in the playground at school as she is about giving teenagers an immersive outdoor experience. Rebecca has worked with kids ages preschool through twelfth grade in a variety of settings, both in school and outside of school. Most recently, she has been providing nature-connection and social-emotional learning programming, as well as writing curriculum, for Wayfinders on the Hudson. Rebecca holds a B.A. in Education and Human Development from Colby College and an M.Ed. in Psychological Counseling from Columbia University. She is inspired by the work that the current GNL fellows are doing in their schools and would like to see every child have the opportunity to have a little more nature connection in their lives.
