The Summer Teacher Institute provides teachers with the opportunity to hear speakers, experience hand-on activities, and field studies on new watershed-related topics.  The Institute is held each June, after the school year.

At the Summer Teacher Institute, teachers:

~        Hear scientists and natural resource professionals on cutting edge research and  issues

~        Tour field sites featuring current watershed-related topics

~  Participate in curriculum training

The 2009 Summer Teacher Institute was entitled Water Wars.  The three day event included a Project wet workshop, water quality monitoring training, a keynote speaker from Earth Economics, activities about water conservation, aquifers and hydrology, and a field trip to McAllister Springs, source of much of the area's drinking water. 

For more information, please contact Anne Mills at ssgreen@thurstoncd.com for more information.