PaCES-HIMB Summer Environmental Science Program for High School Students
Summer 2008
June 9 - July 19, 2008

High School Enrichment Program

This summer's (2008) program will be an intensive six-week program providing selected Hawaii high school juniors and seniors (as of Fall 2008) with hands on education and research experiences in environmental science.

The program, modeled after the DOE's Summer Program for the Enhancement of Basic Education, will provide a college-like experience for these students. The first few weeks of the program will emphasize classroom, laboratory, and field instruction in environmental science using facilities at Windward Community College and the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology. The latter half would emphasize the development and implementation of environmental science research projects by the students under the supervision of research mentors. These projects will evaluate various aspects of how a watershed impacts the adjacent coral reef environment. Thus an ahupua'a, or ridge-to-reef, approach will be embraced. Students will complete a formal research paper describing their research. The end of the program will culminate in a symposium in which the students present their research to a broader audience.

This program is funded by Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, Minami Foundation, Ameron Hawai'i, and others.

Goals of the Summer High School Enrichment Program

  • Promote environmental awareness and understanding, especially about the Kane'ohe Bay environment.
  • Understand how human activities in the watershed and beyond can affect the adjacent coral reef environment.
  • Show how modern science, integrated with traditional knowledge, can provide solutions to environmental problems.
  • Get high school students excited about science through study of the environment.
  • Expose high school students to academic and career opportunities in environmental science.

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