Who created Families & Schools™?
The Families & Schools™ project is a partnership between the Lawrence Hall of Science, the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Education and Eureka City Unified Schools, funded through the California Post-Secondary Education Commission (CPEC).
Goals of the Project:
- Developing a Month-Long Marine Science Immersion Program
- Providing Leadership training for teams of teachers and parents in inquiry-based marine science activities as well as planning issues
- Implementing and refining the program in a total of seven ECUSD elementary schools
- Parent and family involvement in supporting science teaching
- Connecting with local community resources to support K-12 schools
- Developing an On-line support system to help with implementation of the program
