Teacher scholarships available for summer courses in Denali

DENALI PARK — The Murie Science and Learning Center, with the support of Alaska Geographic, is awarding scholarships to teachers for accredited courses taking place in Denali National Park and Preserve. These field-based courses are small group intensives that expose teachers to science, research and educational opportunities using Denali as their classroom. Courses are three to five days in length. Professional development credit is made available through the University of Alaska. For additional information and to apply, visit the Alaska Geographic website at alaskageographic.org. The application deadline is Feb. 27.

Courses available for the 2015 scholarships are:

• High Country Wildflowers: A Closer Look (June 23 to 25)

• Birds of Denali (June 26 to 28)

• Climate Change: Seeing, Understanding, and Teaching (June 29 to July 2)

• Glaciology: Backcountry Citizen Science (July 30 to Aug. 3)

• Archaeology Citizen Science (Aug. 4 to 6)

• Bears of Denali (Aug. 10 to 12)

For more information, email courses@murieslc.org or call 907-683-6432.