Who We Are
About Marshall CSI |
The Citizen Science Institute (CSI) is an Olympia School District-wide magnet, alternative program housed at Marshall Middle School. It is multi-grade and consists of approximately 58 students and two teachers. CSI teachers, students, and parents work together as a team to help students achieve their full potential.
Through academically-challenging scientific and civic investigations, students become Citizen Scientists. They develop a sense of place through place-based and service learning. They understand and practice the philosophy of “interconnectedness,” that their actions can have both positive and negative consequences for their local and global communities. |
CSI Mission |
The mission of CSI is to develop youth leadership in science through field-based science investigations and civic literacy through action projects. Students collaborate with scientists outside the classroom to apply the skills and concepts they have learned to real world projects. Students also participate in regular service-learning projects to gain perspective on civics concepts and to benefit their community.
A fundamental cornerstone of CSI is the active participation of our parent community to help with the logistics, program design, and fund-raising necessary to carry out our ambitious agenda |