Funded by the National Science Foundation, the GK-12 Program builds partnerships between scientists and the K-12 community by focusing on interdisciplinary environmental and watershed sciences. Each year, the program pairs eight graduate Fellows and at least sixteen teachers in the Austin, Flour Bluff, Port Aransas, and Rock Port school districts.
Highlights of the GK-12 program include:
NSF funding for the GK-12 Program expired at the end of the 2010-2011 academic year. The Environmental Science Institute is currently invetsigating ways in which to continue the program. For more information, please contact GK-12 Programs at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .