Student engagement is a very important part of the BES mission. Opportunities exist for students at every stage of learning --- from kindergarten through high school, to undergraduate and graduate school. Young people involved in after school, community or summer groups also are welcome to participate in our programs. Young people can learn with us and also directly contribute to answering one of the three central questions of the BES Project:
 
How can urban residents develop and use an understanding of the metropolis as an ecological system to improve the quality of their environment and their daily lives?
 
To explore opportunities for students and to find out how you can be part of our work visit:
 

Programs provided for urban youth in Baltimore City by Parks and People Foundation staff in collaboration with BES.
 

• Super Kids Camp – summer program for elementary aged kids in Baltimore City
• Kids Grow – summer and after school programs at Baltimore City schools
• Branches – a summer park forestry project for high school youth

• Individualized Opportunities for Undergraduates
• Internships for Undergraduates
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates
• SEEDS (Strategies for Ecology Education, Development and Sustainability)
• BCEB (Baltimore Collaborative for Environmental Biology)

• Individualized Opportunities for Graduate Students
• Internships for Graduate Students
• Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)

Janie Gordon, ScM - BES Education Coordinator
Parks and People Foundation
800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 010
Baltimore, Maryland 21211
Telephone: 410-448-5663 ext. 125
Fax: 410-448-5895
Email: janie.gordon@parksandpeople.org
 
Alan R. Berkowitz, Ph.D. - BES Education Team Leader
Head of Education
Institute of Ecosystem Studies
PO Box R (181 Sharon Turnpike)
Millbrook, NY 12545
Telephone: (845) 677-7600 ext. 311
Fax: (845) 677-6455
Email: berkowitza@ecostudies.org