Sim Barrow

Board Member

Fayetteville School District

Sim Barrow is the Environmental Science Coordinator at the Fayetteville School District, where he coordinates and supports environmental education and sustainability initiatives at the schools. Sim also leads outdoor science field days for elementary and high school students at the Lake Fayetteville Environmental Study Center, one of the longest-running municipal-school environmental education facilities in the country. His focus is to apply student-centered learning strategies that achieve meaningful, rigorous and equitable outdoor learning experiences for all students. Prior to working in Fayetteville Public Schools, Sim worked at the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust as their Communications and Development Coordinator and led the outreach and education efforts there. His first foray in environmental education was as a cave guide at Blanchard Springs Caverns near Mountain View, Arkansas. Sim has a B.S. degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology from Arkansas Tech University and a M.S. in Entomology from the University of Arkansas.