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Baxter Center for Science Education

Three students collaborate closely on a hands-on science or engineering project. One student wears gloves and carefully examines a component while another enthusiastically points to the work, highlighting active STEM learning and teamwork in a classroom or lab setting.

The Baxter Center for Science Education (BCSE) is a collaborative partnership between the Office of Community Education Partnerships (OCEP) at Northwestern University, Lindblom Math & Science Academy (LMSA), Round Lake Area Schools, and the Baxter International Foundation, with evolving and responsive expansions to our communities of Cook and Lake Counties more broadly. The BCSE provides impactful educator professional development programs and student experiences and catalyzes mutually beneficial collaborations, focused on the specific needs of communities in Chicago and the greater region, to promote student success and equity in STEM education and career pathways.

At Evanston Township High School (ETHS), science teachers benefit annually from BCSE’s professional development workshops, complimentary Baxter boxes filled with classroom materials, and access to the center’s laboratory equipment loan program. In addition, ETHS educators attend professional development workshops throughout the school year and summer to learn new skills and curriculum to bring back to their classrooms. Many ETHS science teachers have participated in summer Research Experiences for Teachers (RETs) at Northwestern laboratories, enabling them to stay current with leading-edge STEM research.

Contact: bcse@northwestern.edu

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