Harlem Library Hosts Heather Jorgensen Bimini Shark Lab Presentation

Harlem High School English Teacher Heather Jorgenson found herself on the adventure of a lifetime last July after being one of 28 teachers selected from about 250 applicants nationwide to participate in the Bimini Shark Lab Teacher Institute in the Bahamas. After getting herself to Fort Lauderdale, her scholarship covered the rest of her expenses. The program sought teachers from under-resourced, landlocked schools, where the students would not likely otherwise have exposure to studies about marine ecosystems, for the intensive week-long study of marine habitat for the purpose of building awar...