Rachel Corbin Lamb
At New Hope since Fall 2022
B.S. Biology, Gordon College
rachel.corbin@newhopecourses.org
Mrs. Rachel Lamb was born in New Hampshire but was raised primarily in Massachusetts. She and her family make frequent trips back to New Hampshire to enjoy the great outdoors and hike in the White Mountains. Rachel's love for science was kindled at a very young age and as a lifelong homeschooler, home education gave her the opportunity to set her own pace and allowed her to explore her passions more deeply. These passions were fueled by free time in the New Hampshire woods finding critters of all sizes, lazy days on North Shore beaches where hermit crabs were king, and her many travels to far-off destinations like Nepal where she came face to face with endangered elephants, tigers, and rhinos.
Mrs. Lamb leads students through a hands-on experiment on cellular respiration.
After graduating from New Hope, Rachel continued her pursuit of science by studying at nearby Gordon College. Rachel is set to graduate in December 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a concentration in Environmental Science. During her time at Gordon, she has worked to care for animals in the vivarium, participated in research projects such as the transmission of diseases among frog species, and led a duck population and behavioral study on the North Shore.
Rachel first realized that she loved teaching while volunteering at the Stone Zoo during her high school years. She had the opportunity to engage with community education while teaching children and families about snow leopard conservation and endangered ecosystem conservation. More recently she’s has worked as a private biology tutor while working as a full-time nanny as well as a TA at Gordon for Bio 107/108 where she’s currently responsible for facilitating formal labs and grading. As her admiration for the natural sciences continues to grow so too does her desire to teach others about its curiosities on a larger scale. One of the greatest gifts in life is to inspire young minds not only to wonder about the natural world but also how to care for it as good stewards for future generations.