Field trips for high school classes

If you are planning a field trip to the UW for your high school class and would like to have your students meet with an academic adviser to learn more about our majors, please contact us at coenvadv@uw.edu.

Several of our academic units also have student groups focused on K-12 outreach:

• Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
• Atmospheric Sciences outreach program
• Earth and Space Sciences Rockin’ Out

Professional groups for environmental educators

Local

• E3 Washington: Education for Sustainable Communities
• Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators Association
• Washington Science Teachers Association

National

• National Marine Educators Association
• North American Association of Environmental Educators
• National Science Teacher Association

Further your education

• IslandWood graduate certificate in Environment, Education and Community (offered in partnership with the UW Graduate School of Education)
• UW College of Education graduate programs

Engage your students

Programs and Courses

• Seattle MESA (Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement)
• UW in the High School
• Mount Rainier Institute

Student E-STEM Competitions

• Envirothon
• Orca Bowl (local chapter of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl)
• MESA Day

Opportunities for your students

If your students are looking for ways to get involved, please encourage them to check out Future Student Opportunities for listings of environment-focused camps, programs and volunteer opportunities.