The Science & Health Education Partnership leads a range of programs for SFUSD K-12 teachers. These programs include classroom-based partnerships, courses, and seminars.
K-12 Resources
Lesson Materials
The Daly Ralston Resource Center is a lending library of over 3000 materials to support hands-on health and science lessons. The Resource Center is open to all SFUSD teachers.
Lesson Ideas
SEPLessons is an online library of lesson plans developed by teachers and scientists in SEP’s partnership programs. SEP program participants can also use its lesson planning tool to facilitate collaboration as they plan lessons together.
Virtual Spring Programs with UCSF Scientists & Health Professionals
SEP is offering two types of virtual STEM programming for K-12 classrooms during the spring of 2021.
Virtual Classroom Partnership Program
Virtual classroom-based partnerships will bring together UCSF volunteers and SFUSD teachers for a series of three virtual visits. UCSF’s scientist volunteers are a diverse group, including graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research scientists, and students in the professional schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, physical therapy, and nursing.
One-Visit Virtual Offerings
*New* one-visit virtual opportunities. These offerings will match K-12 teachers and students with a one-time interaction with UCSF volunteers, who will work with SEP staff to create age-appropriate programming for students.
Summer Institutes
For Elementary School Teachers
With support from the California Science Project, we offer summer institutes about the Next Generation Science Standards for elementary teachers.
For High School Teachers
For two weeks each summer, high school teachers learn side by side with high school students: the Cellular Construction Workshop engages high school student and teacher teams in design challenges as they learn together about cellular engineering
For Your Students
For Students of All Ages
Bay Area Science Festival
The Bay Area Science Festival is a 10-day celebration of STEM with events from San Jose to Santa Rosa. Most events are free and many are designed for young people. Join 30,000 people for the Festival’s FREE Discovery Day at Oracle Park and enjoy over 150 hands-on exhibits led by the Bay Area’s universities, museums, community groups, and STEM companies.
For High School Students
For rising seniors
SEP’s High School Intern Program selects SFUSD high school students to participate in an 8 week paid summer internship between their junior and senior year. Students are matched with a scientist mentor who guides their learning and completion of an authentic biomedical research project at UC San Francisco. Learn more below:
For rising juniors
San Francisco Health Investigators (SF HI) is an immersive summer experience at UCSF. Students learn the science practices amid a backdrop of public health messaging strategies and community engagement. Learn more below:
For rising juniors or seniors
The Cellular Construction Workshop engages high school student and teacher teams in design challenges as they learn together about cellular engineering.
Students and teachers take lab tours at UCSF and learn about potential careers and college majors in cellular engineering. This 2-week summer workshop is open to students within and outside SFUSD. Learn more below:
