our mission
sustainable development through education
| About Future ScientistWe are an organization started by UC Berkeley and UCSF students with the goal of improving the world through science education. Our approach is based on using hands-on science lessons (health, engineering, agriculture, ecology, etc...) to teach resource-poor communities how to identify and sustainably solve their own problems. We have already done two pilot trips that validated our approach and identified many existing needs in the Peruvian Amazon. We are developing an intensive program in sustainable project design for medical, graduate and undergraduate students to put their skills to use and help struggling communities in Panama and elsewhere. We are also involved in engineering and education consulting for various nonprofit organizations and efforts.
There is power in hands-on learning. Future Scientist brings science to students in the form of projects that benefit their community, along with lessons that show the science involved. We will inspire a new generation of global scientists that will collectively shape the world. Sustainability is the key to success. Through community-based projects we demonstrate the utility of science in everyday life. In lessons taught during the project we transfer the technical skills required for a project to become self-sustaining and the scientific background needed to understand how everything works. Future Scientist provides a holistic scientific foundation to resource-poor areas that will enable communities to help themselves. |
