Partnership

The Saint Joseph's University GK-12 program involves a partnership with the Wagner Free Institute of Science (WFIS) as well as the School District of Philadelphia. Fellows will work with WFIS children's educators and elementary school teachers to develop and present science lessons to children in grades K-5. The lessons are organized into semester-long units, generally with Environmental Science themes. Fellows and their SJU faculty mentors serve as content resources for the WFIS educators and the public school teachers, and they are role models and teachers for the children. WFIS educators and public school teachers help Fellows become familiar with pedagogical methods in K-5 education and with the special educational needs of urban minority children.