California Academy of Sciences

Contact Information

Phone: 415-321-8000
Email: info@calacademy.org

Street Address: 55 Concourse Drive
San Francisco, California 94118

Web Address: http://www.calacademy.org/

Programs/Resources Offered by this Provider

Biodiversity Resource Center

California Academy Field Studies

Earth-Ocean-Space Outreach Program

Outreach and General Education Programs

Teacher Services

Wild City! Urban Environmental Education

Organizational Information

Type of Environmental Education Provider: Not for Profit

Mission Statement: The California Academy of Sciences is comprised of a natural history museum and the Steinhart Aquarium, and is the oldest science institution on the West coast. Located in San Francisco's downtown area until 2008, the Academy is home to one of the formost natural history collections and a rigorous, global science research program. These resources ground the Academy's mission to explore and explain the natural world. The Academy's Naturalist Center has a wide range of curriculum resources for K-12 as well as support materials for college science courses.

The California Academy of Sciences offers many teacher workshops, fieldtrips, educator resource boxes (with specimens and activities), onsite school group tours, and offsite outreach programs for elementary and middle school classrooms. Please visit our website at: http://www.calacademy.org/education/outreach for more information on the programs that we offer. Scholarships are available for many of our school group tours and outreach programs.

Counties Served: San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, Marin, Sonoma, Contra Costa, Napa, Santa Clara, Solano, Statewide

Last Updated: 10-27-2008

Region 7 Home Advanced Search Search Providers Add Resources Compendium Information Help Admin Login Calendar Newsletter Funding Opportunities Student Contests For Teachers For Providers Region 7 Coordinator: Manuel Aquino Merced County Office of Education 632 West 13th Street Merced, CA 95340 Phone: 209-381-6634 Fax: 209-381-6773 Email: Manuel Aquino		California Academy of Sciences Contact Information Phone: 415-321-8000 Email: info@calacademy.org Street Address: 55 Concourse Drive San Francisco, California 94118 Web Address: http://www.calacademy.org/ Programs/Resources Offered by this Provider Biodiversity Resource Center California Academy Field Studies Earth-Ocean-Space Outreach Program Outreach and General Education Programs Teacher Services Wild City! Urban Environmental Education Organizational Information Type of Environmental Education Provider: Not for Profit Mission Statement: The California Academy of Sciences is comprised of a natural history museum and the Steinhart Aquarium, and is the oldest science institution on the West coast. Located in San Francisco's downtown area until 2008, the Academy is home to one of the formost natural history collections and a rigorous, global science research program. These resources ground the Academy's mission to explore and explain the natural world. The Academy's Naturalist Center has a wide range of curriculum resources for K-12 as well as support materials for college science courses. The California Academy of Sciences offers many teacher workshops, fieldtrips, educator resource boxes (with specimens and activities), onsite school group tours, and offsite outreach programs for elementary and middle school classrooms. Please visit our website at: http://www.calacademy.org/education/outreach for more information on the programs that we offer. Scholarships are available for many of our school group tours and outreach programs. Counties Served: San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, Marin, Sonoma, Contra Costa, Napa, Santa Clara, Solano, Statewide Last Updated: 10-27-2008
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