Fellows – Maisie Ferner - Pseads

Maisie Ferner

Maisie Ferner is a senior at Archie Williams high school, and a dedicated member of the Team Academy; an experiential outdoor education program that focuses on connecting students with the natural world around them. Maisie is passionate about poetry, the outdoors, and helping others, all elements she has combined into her project focused on social justice and environmental care. Since elementary school, Maisie has been an avid part of the Pseads community through volunteer work, filmmaking projects, and poetry programs. As an inaugural member of the 2025 Lambert Light Fellowship cohort, Maisie is continuing to work on combining her passion for the outdoors with her desire to help others. 

Fellowship Project Description

Maisie is creating an online, immersive story map that blends poems, photos, and videos to share her journey of reconnecting with nature. The project reflects on how time outside can build joy, confidence, strength, healing, and community through real moments of challenge and connection. 

Grounded in social justice and environmental care, the work highlights the self-growth that occurs within shared outdoor experiences. Maisie hopes this project will inspire youth with disabilities to find small ways to connect with and appreciate the nature around them.