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Programs for K-12 Teachers and Students
- ESF in the High School is a school-college partnership program that enables qualified high school students to experience college-level course work and to understand the complex scientific and social perspectives behind news headlines.
- The Environmental Summit is a research symposium designed to bring together a community of high school aged scientists to present and discuss their original research to their peers, college science faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.
- The goals of National Science Foundation GK12 project are to enrich high school student science learning and engagement and to enhance teacher and graduate student professional development.
- The Science Corps supports campus-based, in-school, workplace and field-based science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning and professional development experiences for middle and high school students and teachers.
- ESF SCIENCE summer programs expose Syracuse middle school students to science and environmental education. Participants are involved in camps that emphasize urban ecology and urban ecosystems.
- The Environmental Challenge is a science fair and career exploration opportunity designed especially for all Syracuse City School District seventh and eighth grade students.
Other programs include the Introduction Green Entrepreneurship course, the Environmental Summer Institute for Teachers, and the Sustainability and Green Entrepreneurship project.
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K-12 Outreach
ESF is dedicated to supporting and partnering with K-12 educators and students through a variety of programs.
Calendar of Events
Thursday, February 11, 2010
9:30 am - 1:30 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge. Orientation for ESF in the High School students.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817Thursday, March 18, 2010
8:00 am - 2:00 pm. Marshall Hall, Alumni Lounge, and Moon Library. The Environmental Challenge is a science fair and career exploration opportunity designed especially for all Syracuse City School District seventh and eighth grade students.
Sponsor: Outreach | Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817Thursday, March 25, 2010
8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Center of Progress Building, NYS Fairgrounds. The SAGE exposition's purpose is to provide a showcase of student talent in green and sustainable innovation as part of the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce Business Show. Open to college and high school students. Participants have an opportunity to win a peer award and/or an expert "best in show" award.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach, MDA, Clean Tech Center, Syracuse Chamber of Commerce | Contact: Maura Harling Stefl, 315-470-6889Wednesday, June 2, 2010
9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Baker Hall, Marshall Hall. ESF in the High School Students present their research projects to Outreach staff.
Sponsor: ESF Outreach | Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817
Ongoing through Thursday, June 3, 2010Tuesday, June 22, 2010
9:30 am - 2:30 pm. 110 Moon. June Teacher Professional Development Symposium includes: Tour of Nelson Swamp by Dr. Donald Leopold, lunch, and a lesson plan sharing session
Contact: R. Beal, x4867/x6817
