Jhumki Basu Summer Institute on STEM Education (2026)

The Jhumki Basu Summer Institute on STEM Education is a professional development institute for educators that explores biodiversity, evolution, conservation, and sustainability in the Galápagos Islands. The program combines field visits to multiple islands with pedagogical workshops, lectures, and curriculum planning sessions led by Stanford faculty and local naturalist guides. It emphasizes translating field experiences into student-centered curricula and highlights social-ecological systems and social science perspectives alongside STEM content. The 2026 institute includes visits by chartered boat to five islands and sessions at or near the Charles Darwin Research Station.

Field visits to five Galápagos islands, two days of pedagogical discussions at/near the Charles Darwin Research Station, daily lectures and discussions with Stanford faculty and local naturalist guides, curriculum and pedagogy planning sessions, and optional field activities (snorkeling, wildlife observation).

Designed for educators of natural and social science courses at community/junior colleges and upper high school levels (typically grades 11–12); priority focus on educators from under-resourced schools. A valid passport is required.

Submit an application during the open period (Sept 5, 2025–Dec 5, 2025). Decisions will be notified in late January 2026.