Mariah Waters
Outdoor Education Specialist at The Fay School in Houston, Texas, who created her own outdoor education role after serving as an education coordinator at the Galveston Bay Foundation.
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Aug 31, 2026
Mariah WatersGUEST
I think it'd be a little bit helpful to give some earlier context just because it's actually kind of an interesting story how this role came to be.
Mariah WatersGUEST
I had the opportunity to visit this private school that was one of the host sites for the Texas Children and Nature Network conference that I was attending.
Mariah WatersGUEST
And as soon as I visited the campus, I knew that it was a place that I wanted to be a part of.
Mariah WatersGUEST
The school had beautiful outdoor spaces, and it was clear that they already valued getting students outside, which immediately caught my attention.
Mariah WatersGUEST
So fast forward to my first year there, I spent a lot of time learning the school culture and the dynamics of a formal school setting.