About
The Science & Health Education Partnership (SEP) at UCSF offers Classroom Partnerships, in which UCSF volunteers partner with SFUSD teachers to co-plan and co-teach a series of science and/or health lessons in the classroom. It also offers STEM Storytime, the Middle School Antibiotic Resistance Lab Program, which is a 4-day lesson series in 8th grade science classrooms, and the High School Intern Program, which is an 8-week summer mentoring program with an authentic biomedical research project in a lab.
Programs
- Classroom Partnerships — K-12 · UCSF volunteers partner with SFUSD teachers to co-plan and co-teach a series of science and/or health lessons in the classroom. Not a single-visit guest lecture.
- STEM Storytime — Elementary students; grades K-5
- Middle and High School Programs — Middle and high school
- Middle School Antibiotic Resistance Lab Program — 8th grade · A 4-day lesson series in 8th grade science classrooms that introduces students to growing bacteria in a lab and the effects of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.
- High School Intern Program — High school students · An 8-week summer mentoring program in which a high school student completes an authentic biomedical research project in a lab.
- Bay Area Science Festival — People of all ages · A community celebration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
At a glance
- Ages: 5–18 years old
About the provider
Since 2011, SEP has organized the Bay Area Science Festival in collaboration with Bay Area universities, museums, cultural institutions, libraries, corporations, after-school groups, research labs and government agencies. SEP also works with these Bay Area partners and provides hands-on science materials and kits from its Daly Ralston Resource Center, along with a lending library of hands-on science and health materials.
- Teaching Workshops — Anyone from UCSF who is interested in working with SEP and its various programs supporting K-12 science education
- Mentoring Workshops — Mentors in SEP’s High School Intern Program · Workshop series for mentors covering designing short-term research projects, mentor roles, and strategies for supporting students’ research, writing, and presentation skills.
Last updated October 8, 2026.
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