Programs
Teaching Teams
Teaching Teams promotes science literacy and encourages students to pursue scientific careers by bringing interactive scientific demonstrations into classrooms.
Fieldtrips
YSP organizes fieldtrips to the Washington University Medical School. Fieldtrips consist of tours of medical school facilities (Genome Sequencing Center, Neuroimaging Lab, Anesthesiology Simulator), teaching team demonstrations, and presentations on scientific careers.
Contact YSP for more information or to schedule a fieldtrip.
Summer Focus
Summer Focus provides outstanding high school students with funded research internships at the Washington University Medical Center.
Teacher and Researcher Partnership
Promotes the teaching of science in new and effective ways by providing teachers in the St. Louis public schools with the opportunity to work with fellow teachers and in collaboration with a Washington University research partner to translate laboratory research into active learning for students.
Lab Equipment/Supply Recycling Program
Provides support and resources to the St. Louis Public Schools by donating lab materials and old, used equipment and supplies to allow teachers to do hands on science teaching in their classroom.