South Carolina Aquarium on Charleston Harbor: Education Resources ~ FREE Structured School Program

The South Carolina Aquarium proudly offers FREE programming to classes through a donation funded program called the Structured School Program. Students visiting the Aquarium as part of the Structured School Program participate in classroom activities that reinforce South Carolina state science standards.

The program is offered daily mid-October through mid-May. Teachers of all subjects are invited to apply. At the close of the application process, forms are chosen at random thorough a lottery system. Our programs are free, but we do require all participating K-12th grade teachers to attend a 3 hour training workshop (the first year they are selected) prior to bringing their class to the Aquarium.

Applications for the 2013-2014 school year will be available online starting May 2013. If you have any questions, please contact us at education@scaquarium.org. Applications are due by Friday, September 6, 2013 . Teachers will be notified if selected September 16-20, 2013.

Students participating in the Structured School Program will take part in grade-specific, standards-based classroom programs.
Descriptions

All teachers participating in the Structured School Program are required to participate in a Teacher Workshop in preparation for visit.
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To supplement your free classroom program, check out our online curriculum. With the South Carolina Aquarium's K-8 Online Curriculum, you will find many grade-specific, standards-based resources to help you teach classroom lessons on South Carolina's aquatic ecosystems.
Curriculum

Program Logistics

Before your Structured School Program visit, make sure to look over the following links below, to ensure you have all the details and paperwork needed for your trip!

Thanks to our Sponsors:

The Aquarium has been running the Structured School Program since opening in May 2000. In the past 13 years, over 95,000 students have participated in this free program and more than 2,800 teachers have been trained. This standards-based program is made possible by donations from generous partners including:

The Boeing Company, Ceres Foundation, Kinder Morgan Foundation, Schneider Electric North America Foundation, Target, and TD Charitable Foundation.