Jacob has taught in the field of Outdoor Education for almost 30 years. He is currently the Executive Director of Camp Kawartha, a summer camp and outdoor education centre. He teaches part time at Trent University in environmental education. Jacob has published a number of articles on children, nature and the environment. Recently Jacob co-authored an award winning book called “The Big Book of Nature Activities” with naturalist Drew Monkman. Jacob conceived of an environmental framework for
children of all ages and is working with multiple stakeholders to implement this. Called the Pathway to Stewardship & Kinship, this approach to environmental education helps provide children with the key experiences they need throughout their development in order to become future stewards.