January Meeting - A Bird's Eye View

Name: January Meeting - A Bird's Eye View
Start: 2026-01-21T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-21T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Saint Pauls Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23510, United States

Schedule

Wed Jan 21 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Saint Pauls Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23510, United States | Norfolk, VA

Our speaker is Heather Powers. Her presentation is titled A Bird’s Eye View, where she will discuss her trip last summer to the Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine. During the professional development trip to Hog Island Audubon Camp, Heather and her husband Mike, discovered just how restorative it can be to learn and laugh alongside fellow educators. Each day on the island brought a mix of birding, hands-on workshops, and shared moments of wonder and joy that made the experience feel both energizing and deeply grounding. Whether spotting puffins off the rocky coast, watching the supermoon rise on the harbor, or swapping stories around the dinner table, the simple joy of being with people who care about nature—and finding humor in the unexpected—became a reminder that laughter truly is the song of human learning.
Heather Powers has been teaching very young children for 26 years. She holds a master's degree in early Childhood education from Old Dominion University and was an instructor in the Child Development Center for 13 years. She is now in her tenth year of teaching PreK at Saint Patrick Catholic School in Norfolk. Heather is passionate about creating opportunities for her students to experience nature in and out of the classroom.