Ariane Solwell

Ariane Solwell is pursuing her Master's Degree in Teaching and Teacher Education, with a focus on Environmental Learning. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Analysis from Scripps College. Prior to coming to the University of Arizona she worked as an environmental and outdoor educator as well as a classroom teacher. Most recently, while teaching science at Paulo Freire Freedom School, she and her students worked with Recharge the Rain, a NOAA, Project Wet, and WMG collaboration to better their climate literacy and increase local resilience via the installation of a rainwater harvesting cistern and art piece. Ariane is especially interested in youth engagement and empowerment and works on various youth climate justice efforts.