Our institutes focus on physics, middle-high school general science, life science and mathematics and support the content and pedagogy described in the National and California State Standards. After completing this 4-week institute, you become an alumnus of the Teacher Institute and are eligible to attend other workshops. The library also becomes available for project research.

Participants are required to study at the Exploratorium for five-and-one-half hours each day, Monday through Friday, for four weeks. Each participant is awarded a stipend of $1100 after completion. In the past years, three units of credit from San Francisco State University or six units of graduate credit from University of the Pacific were awarded through the program. Registration and paying for university credit takes place during the Institute. We anticipate the same types of credit to be offered during Summer 2009.

The dates for Summer 2009 are from June 22nd to July 17th. Applications are in PDF format (If you need a pdf viewer, click here). This year's applications are due back to us by April 15th and we let teachers know of their acceptance status by early May.

Want to know more about the Teacher Institute’s Summer Institute for educators? Then listen to our podcasts! Whether you’re a teacher interested in applying to our Classic Summer Institute or you’ve already been accepted into it, you’ll find detailed descriptions of the summer experience in these audio programs.

If you would like to get on the mailing list to receive future applications for Summer Institutes, please email your request to Karen Drachler.

Full Version: 26 minutes. 9.2 MB
"Lite" Version: 11 minutes, 3.9 MB

If you have questions about the Teacher Institute or any of its programs, please contact Karen Drachler.

Housing Information for Summer