Amanda Clapp teaches middle grades science at the Catamount School, Western Carolina University’s laboratory school. A National Board-certified teacher, she has taught science for 20 years, using grant funding to implement experience and project-based learning in her classrooms. Amanda is a 2021 recipient of the BWF Career Award for STEM Teachers and facilitates STEM Bridge, a program for teachers from across North Carolina to connect students from different communities to solve problems.