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The Environmental Education Center's Summer Science Enrichment Program is an outdoor experience for Dallas ISD students who have finished the fourth or fifth grade and will enter the fifth or sixth grade in the fall of 2026. For summer 2026, the dates for the program are Monday-Friday beginning on Monday, June 1, 2026 and ending on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The instructional day lasts from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Transportation, breakfast, and lunch are provided. The program can accommodate a maximum of 125 students. Students are nominated for the program by their schools. Further information about the program will be distributed to schools in the spring.
The Summer Science Enrichment Program primarily focuses on the life sciences, ecology, and environmental concepts. Students will engage in a variety of outdoor, hands-on, field investigations and explorations in different areas of science using the forest, ponds, and grassland areas of the 500-acre center. Topics covered include entomology, aquatic ecosystems, botany, and geology. Students will have an opportunity to interact with a variety of live animals, museum exhibits, and livestock during the course of the program. All programs are aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science and support student mastery of multiple science concepts. This program will help students perform better on their STAAR assessments. Programs are delivered by experienced, certified, district science teachers.
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