Worcester Educator Named Among 2025 Conservation Teachers Of The Year

WORCESTER, MA — An educator in Worcester was recently named a 2025 Conservation Teacher of the Year.

Colleen Cutting, a science teacher at Worcester East Middle School, earned the distinction from Massachusetts Audubon, the school district announced. Mass Audubon is the largest nature-based conservation organization in New England.

Cutting and three other award recipients will be awarded $1,000 to support classroom and field-based learning and will be honored at the organization's annual celebration in October.

She worked to revamp the district's seventh-grade field trip to Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, the school district said. On the trip, students analyze sections of the brook to examine environmental impacts and changes.

The school district said Cutting also supported the launch of an after-school program that connected 80 students with outdoor spaces in Worcester.

"I wasn't expecting it at all, but to know that efforts for our kids are being seen on a bigger scale, that felt really good," Cutting said, according to a news release.

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