We offer programs which are intense, invigorating, and fulfilling and are delivered by an all-star team of faculty and staff. Students on our programs examine firsthand the environmental issues faced by our host communities, gaining important research skills, making lifelong friends, and contributing to a growing body of international environmental research.
Our programs are hands-on learning reimagined. Students step out of the classroom and actively engage in the ecosystems they study. Beyond reading an article about critical issues facing African elephants, our students observe them from meters away while collecting data on their resilience to climate change. Rather than lecturing about the impacts of coffee farming, we visit Monteverde’s cloud forests to learn from farmers how agriculture can support biodiversity. SFS students engage in real research about critical, local issues.
SFS students, faculty and staff live and work together in our nine fully outfitted Centers around the world. Ranging from deep in the heart of the Australian rainforest to the breezy, tropical coastline of Panama, each Center has its own distinct flavor and research focus. Regardless of where you go, you’ll discover a community and lifestyle unlike anything you’ve experienced before.
