Margot Angstrom

Planted in the Rocky Mountains, Virginia native Margot, MEd, has educated children and adults for two decades, using an interdisciplinary and inquiry-based approach. A founding faculty of the Mountain Academy (formerly Journeys School) of the Teton Science Schools in Jackson, WY, Margot now forges school transformation with the Place Network. She develops innovative, place-based curricula that promote core academic content, design thinking skills and community engagement. As a coach, she provides teachers with the tools and training to leverage the power of place to drive student growth and learning. Featured in a number of local magazines, Let the Kid Guide: Putting Nature Back into Our Lives is her first book.

While trail-running on the flanks of Mount St. Helens, Margot met Lisa Kosglow, educator, entrepreneur and two-time Olympic snowboarder, who shares the wonders of the Columbia River Gorge in her action-packed adventure camp, Let’s Get Out, as well as in her book Kidding Around the Gorge. The two are a great team and share their mud and boots approach for connecting with people and place, in their creative guide for kids, both young and young at heart.