Education & Outreach
The Center for Asian Studies’ South, Southeast and West Asia Outreach Program recently hosted a summer workshop for teachers, focused on sports and colonialism, just in time for the Paris Olympics.
Last summer, the Sphinx Performance Academy brought 22 high school-age music students to campus for an intensive 10-day residency emphasizing cultural diversity. This month, it’s déjâ vu as auditioned youth engage in lessons, master classes and more.
Through a Program for Teaching East Asia outreach project, CU students bring connections and representation to K-12 classrooms through storybook readings that bridge natural science and East Asian cultures.
This year, schools across Colorado experienced an influx of students, many of them migrants from Latin and South America. A small but dedicated group of scholars at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ are helping teachers meet the needs of these new arrivals.
It’s an unfortunate truth of higher education that you need research experience to gain research experience. In a new publication, ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ scientists detail how the SkillsCenter allows students to gain credentials in basic to advanced research skills.
The Colorado Arts Science Environment Program’s main goal is to address critical environmental and social issues across Colorado. The program’s new exhibition brings together ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ scientists and artists from various parts of the state.
What is a regular Tuesday for many students at Pueblo East High School is a special day for students in Ms. Turner’s chemistry class. They’ve worked for the entire semester with ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ graduate students on projects about air quality and now get to present their work at a symposium.
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ's Tribal Climate Leaders Program supports students in bringing science home to their reservations and communities.
On April 26, the participants of the Middle School Ensemble program fine-tuned their pieces one last time. When the doors opened and the lights dimmed, the middle schoolers giddily looked around for their families and waited for their turn to shine on stage.
Following NBA player Kevin Love’s public struggle with mental health, he launched a foundation to support young people who are also suffering. Ellie Haberl Foster, an education alumna, co-designed the foundation’s free school curriculum to help educators model vulnerability and support students.