Wide Horizons Teacher Workshop

Wide Horizons is a program of art, science, and action for 7th and 8th grade students on the Gulf Coast. Wide Horizons is inspired by the art, writings, and philosophies of Walter Inglis Anderson. Anderson’s legacy provides a blueprint for connecting ecological and societal cause-and-effect with the agency of the individual to direct civic and environmental action. In partnership with the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) and The University of Southern Mississippi’s Marine Education Center (MEC) and Center for STEM Education, the Museum will host a free, 2.5 day workshop with free CEUs to provide teachers with toolkits and resources to implement Art & Science programming in their classrooms. The teacher workshop is geared towards 7th and 8th grade teachers, but all educators are encouraged to attend. Workshop activities include learning about classroom lessons and activities, a boating field trip with the Marine Education Center, artmaking, engaging with the Wide Horizons student exhibition…