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Girls in Science

Teaching science. Fostering confidence.

Program Overview

Girls in Science is an after school program that nurtures and inspires an interest in science for girls in the 3rd through 5th grade. The program was developed to address a national trend of girls falling academically behind in science by their middle and high school years. The program was piloted in 2007 and is now offered in five Eagle County Schools: Avon Elementary, June Creek Elementary, Edwards Elementary, Brush Creek Elementary and Gypsum Elementary.

The Girls in Science program curriculum is designed to connect the study of science to real-life situations. Activities are hands-on, inquiry-driven, and fun. It is the one Walking Mountains program that expands beyond the natural sciences to cover all science disciplines. Students work in cooperative learning groups during activities and then share their observations and new knowledge with all program participants.

The program also offers an opportunity to high school students to serve as role models and mentors by volunteering their time to teach and assist. High school volunteers are students who excel in science in their own academic studies and intend on pursuing collegiate studies and careers in the sciences.

For more information about Girls in Science, please contact Dina Patsiavos, Girls in Science Coordinator at dinap@walkingmountains.org or  970.827.9725. 

      p.o. box 9469
318 walking mountains lane
        avon, co 81620

  970.827.9725 p • 970.827.9730 f

 

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Walking Mountains operates under special use permit from the White River National Forest and is an equal opportunity service provider.  All or part of this operation is conducted on Public Lands under special permit from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Walking Mountains Science Center™ is a 501(3c) nonprofit that provides place-based education in natural and environmental science through science programs for Eagle County schools, summer science day camps and overnight camps, adult and family excursions that take place across Vail, Colorado and Eagle County, Colorado. Graduate fellows can apply to be environmental educators and intern naturalists. Our educational programs enhance scientific literacy, build environmental awareness, and inspire stewardship in children, adults, residents and visitors to the Vail area and Rocky Mountains. The science center recently achieved LEED Platinum Certification for the Buck Creek Campus from the U.S. Green Building Council.