Beyond the Logistics – Maximize the Partnership Potential
Shane Malone
Shannon Fox
Case Study: 12-year partnership and growth through the COVID context
- Taking a step back to equalize the space
- Sequentially developed skills and curriculum connections
- Parent involvement and accessibility to programs and information
- Training enhancements: overview of incidents and scenario-driven practice for the following year
- Multi-year development of program sites and partners
- Mutual growth and capacity building (multi-year team members between both the school and organization)
- Child Safeguarding – embedded across the school and organization (lines of communication, leads, and shared documentation)
Bring to the session some key thoughts and moments of reflection:
- What made your working relationship with a school or vendor exceptional?
- What do you look for in exceptional programs?
- With any organization or school, what hinders the feeling of success?
About Shane
Shane is an experienced educator and outdoor enthusiast with over 10 years of international experience and a passion for creating meaningful, inclusive, and transformative learning experiences. As the Head of Experiential Education at Stamford American International School, he has successfully integrated experiential learning into the curriculum, promoting students’ social, emotional, physical, and mental growth through challenging and engaging experiential learning opportunities.
With a background in the outdoors and sport, Shane has taken a keen interest in risk mitigation. His extensive experience organizing school trips sparked his interest in trip planning. He focuses on identifying students’ needs and potential pitfalls in the ever-changing environment of education, ensuring that every trip is not only educational but also safe, inclusive and well-structured.
Shane has attended the OFFSEAS conference for the past two years, gaining valuable insights and knowledge from fellow educators and outdoor education professionals.
About Shannon
Shannon Fox is an accomplished Field Research Specialist and environmental educator with over a decade of experience in marine biology, terrestrial ecology, environmental research, and program development. Shannon currently serves as the Program Director at the JUMP! Foundation, where for nearly six years, they have been designing and leading educational initiatives. Shannon has designed and implemented field studies curricula for various schools across China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Middle East, United States, and Africa.
Shannon’s expertise extends to developing and teaching ocean programs for DODEA in Okinawa, Japan. In addition, providing fieldwork support and marine research experience in diverse regions such as the UAE, Oman, South Africa, Japan, and Antarctica with a plethora of research roles from conducting shallow reef surveys, whale monitoring and tracking systems, shark scientist, and as a krill specialist with the Long-Term Ecological Research project for the United States Antarctic Program.
Holding a Master’s degree in Environmental Management and Conservation from the University of Maryland University College, Shannon’s work is driven by a passion for conservation, education, and sustainable practices, leveraging both scientific knowledge and hands-on field experience to make a positive impact.
