Santa Cruz-Watsonville Inquiry-Based Learning in Environmental Sciences is an exciting new graduate training program at the University of California Santa Cruz in partnership with Watsonville High School. The National Science Foundation awarded the University of California Santa Cruz a $2.1 million, 5-year grant (NSF GK-12 DGE-0947923, 2010-2015) to support graduate student researchers in environmental sciences, to train them to effectively communicate with non-scientists about science, and to enrich science education in our schools.
The program partners UCSC graduate students in Environmental Studies and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with teachers at Watsonville High School, particularly in the Environmental Science and Natural Resources Academy (ESNR). Together, they work as co-researchers in the field and in the lab, develop and implement inquiry-based science curricula, and inspire new generations of environmental problem-solvers.
