About me
Jessica Harvey (she/her) is a 2nd grade classroom teacher at Elm Street School (RSU 16) in Mechanic Falls, ME and is the 2021 Androscoggin County Teacher of the Year. With a passion for outdoor learning, she co-founded her district's Get Everyone Outside Initiative (The G.E.O. Initiative) in 2023, whose mission is to support educators, wherever they are, in getting their students outside to learn. Her team's efforts were recognized by the Maine Environmental Education Association who named Elm Street School their 2025 School of the Year. Jessica graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a master's degree of science with a concentration in teaching and learning. When she isn't in the classroom, you can find her in a canoe, at a concert, or in the garden.
