CONAHEC-GLOBE Cross-Border Environmental Education Collaboration

AMOUNT: $15,000 US

PROJECT LEADERS: James Washburne, Enrique Chávez

INSTITUTIONS: University of Arizona and Universidad de la Sierra

The CONAHEC-GLOBE Cross-Border Environmental Education Collaboration brought environmental educational resources to K-12 and university-level schools in Sonora, Mexico, many of which are located in rural areas. The partners established a self-sustaining program working with a branch of the "GLOBE" program at the University of Arizona and the "Students Across the Border" (SAB) Program. GLOBE is a worldwide, hands-on, science and education program with 105 participating countries (http://www.globe.gov). SAB is a science-education outreach "feeder" program that recruits Hispanic youths in Mexico and southern Arizona for enrollment in environmental education at the University of Arizona. GLOBE and SAB have already established an initial presence and rapport with at least four high schools and one university in rural Sonora. The Universidad de la Sierra is a new institution located in Moctezuma, Sonora and became a GLOBE training center for environmental education and outreach. The project worked to provide environmental educational training and scientific equipment to the Universidad de la Sierra for use in its own science programs, as well as to deliver GLOBE environmental education training to K-12 and other university instructors in Sonora, Mexico.