April 23, 2015

Alumnus chosen for National Geographic expedition to Galapagos Islands

Alumnus Jesse Lowes MAT has been named a National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. Lowes, one of 34 teachers chosen to be fellows, will be going on a 10-day professional development expedition in the Galapagos Islands in September operated by Lindblad Expeditions.

Alumnus Jesse Lowes MAT ’11has been named a National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. Lowes will be going on a 10-day professional development expedition in the Galapagos Islands in September operated by Lindblad Expeditions. The competitive fellowship had over 2700 applicants from all levels and subjects of k-12 education. In all, 35 teachers were chosen as fellows for expeditions to locations including to the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as Iceland and Greenland.

Lowes is a current 7th grade teacher at Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon. He believes deeply in the power of curiosity, critical thinking, and compassion and teaches to empower students to be responsible environmental stewards and global citizens. “I believe it is very much tied to my educational training and beliefs,” Lowes said, “which were cultivated while at Lewis & Clark.”