Environmental Leadership in Hawaii
A Science & Culture Program for High School Students - April 2-9, 2010
This April, Brown University offers outstanding high school students an opportunity to study marine science, volcanology, and culture in one of the earth’s most incredible places: the living laboratory of Hawaii’s Big Island. The Big Island contains eleven of the world’s thirteen climate zones in just over 4,000 square miles of terrain, including dry coastal desert, some of the wettest spots on earth, snow-capped mountains, volcanoes, and coral reef systems.
Focus of Study:
- Cultural history of Hawaii
- Natural and geological history of the islands
- Human impact on the Islands
- Leadership skills for sustainable communities
Learning Activities:
- Visit Volcanoes National Park
- Hike across a dormant volcanic crater
- Explore a tropical rain forest
- Study marine biology and coral reef ecology
- Meet Kupunas (elders) and explore the history and culture of Hawaii