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Sunstones at The Lawrence

Visit The Lawrence This Summer

Visit The Lawrence This Summer Join us this summer for fun events and exhibits featuring special guests, new activities, and…

Animal Discovery Zone Animal Caretaker & Facilitator

Description The Animal Discovery Zone (ADZ) houses over 40 live animal ambassadors (reptiles, mammals, amphibians, insects, etc.) at The Lawrence…

Big Give 2025

Big Give 2025 is over but we’re still accepting donations for need-based scholarships at The Lawrence. https://give.berkeley.edu/fund/FB0120000. BIG GIVE 2025 —…

Children playing on the DNA sculpture at the Lawrence

CEL’s 2024 in review

2024 was a busy (first!) year for the Center for Environmental Learning. Take a look back with us!

Two children and a staff member are working together during a science activity.

Virtual Events in 2025

In fall of 2024, we launched “ecotone,” The Center for Environmental Learning’s free, virtual networking and professional learning platform. We…

The Lawrence Hall of Science

Bay Area Mathematics Project (BAMP)

Since 1983, BAMP has offered inspiring professional learning opportunities for K-12 mathematics teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators in Alameda, Contra Costa,, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma counties.

Children playing on Pheena the Whale

BaySci: a partnership for Bay Area education

Focused on district capacity-building, BaySci is committed to improving science education through the development of systems for professional learning, distributed leadership, supportive policies, and giving explicit attention to equitable science teaching and learning.

Students in front of The Lawrence

Better Environmental Education Teaching, Learning, Expertise and Sharing (BEETLES)

Residential environmental education (EE) programs provide highly memorable, immersive learning experiences for students to improve their understanding of the natural world. The BEETLES project has created a series of professional development modules and videos for EE staff, as well as effective student activities and resources.

A young person looks through a telescope of the view at The Lawrence.

Reflecting on Practice™ (RoP)

RoP is a professional learning program designed for adoption by informal science learning environments so that all educators in an organization can participate and learn together. The trademarked program immerses all types of educators—veteran and beginning, full-time and part-time, career and seasonal—in discussions about, reflections on, and applications of research and theory on learning and teaching science.

A child looks through a telescope.

Working Towards Racial Equity Series

Working Towards Racial Equity Series Building Capacity to Institutionalize Equity in Outdoor and Environmental Science Education Working Towards Racial Equity…

A child and an adult work together on a science project at an exhibit at The Lawrence.

Share a $5 Day and an Alphabet Rockers concert with your community!

Share a $5 Day and a free concert with your community! Download this flyer Print this flyer PDF en Español…

A student looks through a microscope

Exploring Biotech

The Lawrence’s Exploring Biotechnology program introduces middle schoolers to the powerful and locally relevant field of biotechnology.

two girls outside on a path examining red wildflowers as part of science exploration

Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)

OBIS is an outdoor program that offers young people fun and challenging opportunities to investigate ecological relationships in their local environment.