When summer came to a close, Crickett and her three sons bid farewell to their aquatic friends, returning them to their rightful ocean home, wondering who might wind up in the aquarium again next year.Ĭrickett believes deeply in the importance of environmental education and experiential learning. Each year when school ended, they started a saltwater aquarium, spending the long days of summer searching for creatures to fill the tank, checking in each morning to see who survived the night (lesson learned: don’t put fiddler crabs in with a school of silversides…). When her three adult sons were young, the family spent as much time outdoors as possible – hiking, camping, rafting, gunkholing, beachcombing, tree-climbing, sledding, skating.
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Spending summers in Woods Hole as a child, Crickett remembers seemingly endless weeks of chasing fireflies, beachcombing, and sailing in her family’s wooden sloop, exploring the Elizabeth Islands, where she first caught sight of Penikese. Kimberly is a USCG 50-ton licensed captain, but her favorite powerboat is her 15' wooden tugboat. You can usually find Kimberly with her chocolate lab, Yanmar, and if they aren't on the water, they are likely both dreaming about it. She also spent two weeks aboard Sea Education Association's 134' SSV Corwith Cramer, studying ocean plastics. She sailed aboard the 95' research vessel Sorcerer II, sailing from Panama to Bermuda during their second global ocean sampling expedition, sequencing sea water to search for novel organisms and novel genes. In addition to doing lab based research at the University of California Santa Barbara, Brown University, and the Marine Biological Laboratory, Kimberly has spent time doing research at sea aboard larger sailing vessels. Kimberly believes everyone learns best through direct experience and hands-on activities. More informally, Kimberly has taught marine biology at the Woods Hole Children's School of Science, biological illustration at the Falmouth Academy Summer Program, and K-6 environmental lessons with Habitat Kids on Martha's Vineyard. She taught a course on Marine Science and Sustainability at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School as part of her role as the Director of Sustainability for Sail Martha's Vineyard.
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Kimberly taught Biology, Aquaculture, and AP Environmental Science at Tabor Academy in Marion, MA, where she also coached the sailing team. Her years of experience in both formal and informal science education as well as nine years of research experience in the varying fields of genetics, neuroscience, and marine biology have enabled her to be an effective and innovative science educator.
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She has a passion for science education and outreach and she is committed to cultivating the next generation of environmental stewards. Kimberly is a scientist, educator, and all around hydrophile.