Alcoa Scholars
Celebrating the Sixth Year of Alcoa Scholars
This summer, NatureBridge welcomed 63 Alcoa Scholars to national park campuses. For two weeks, students immersed themselves in the natural world to discover, collaborate, investigate and backpack in these two national parks rich with history, unique biodiversity and beautiful, remote wilderness.
An Alcoa Science Symposium in the Yosemite Valley
At the close of last week's Yosemite Alcoa Scholars program, our Scholars greeted Yosemite Visitors, National Park Service Staff and NatureBridge guests as they showcased their Fire Ecology modules at a Science Symposium held in the Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite Alcoa Scholars in the Backcountry
On Tuesday afternoon, our 33 Yosemite Alcoa Scholars and their six NatureBridge educators returned to Crane Flat campus after six exciting days in the backcountry. Though their routes were all different, each trail group hiked through beautiful areas of the Yosemite Wilderness.
Closing Celebrations & Science Investigation Presentations for Olympic Alcoa Session Two
While in the backcountry, Alcoa Scholars collaborated to design and implement a science investigation. As a part of the closing celebrations, each group shared the results of their research in a short presentation.
Yosemite Alcoa Scholars in the Frontcountry
This week we welcomed 33 Alcoa Scholars to our Crane Flat Campus in Yosemite National Park. Read about what they've been up to as they prepare for backpacking and science investigations in the backcountry!
Olympic Alcoa Scholars Session Two in the Backcountry
On Tuesday afternoon, the second session of Olympic Alcoa Scholars returned to Lake Crescent ready to take a shower and share their stories from the backcountry. Discover what they learned!
Olympic Alcoa Scholars Session Two in the Frontcountry
On Sunday we welcomed another 10 Alcoa Scholars to our Lake Crescent campus in Olympic! Read all about what session two of Olympic Alcoa Scholars have been up to at Barnes Point.
Closing Celebrations & Science Investigation Presentations for Olympic Alcoa Session One
While in the backcountry, Alcoa Scholars collaborated to design and implement a science investigation. As a part of the closing celebrations, each group shared the results of their research in a short presentation.
