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Students

UC Berkeley Campus Tour

UC Berkeley Admissions Office

Motivating students to consider a college education and professional careers

The SAGE Scholars program (510/987-9100), on the UC Irvine and UC Berkeley (510/642-2325) campuses, provides comprehensive multi-year paid internships, extensive mentoring, workshops and financial support to promising, economically disadvantaged students during college.

Educators

Opportunities for prospective teachers

Teacher intern programs through University Extension at the Berkeley and UCLA campuses provide opportunities to teach on an emergency credential while completing a credential program.

Professional development opportunities for principals

Principals Leadership Institutes at UC Berkeley and UC Los Angeles

School & Community Partnerships

School/University partnerships

The Berkeley Pledge

Community collaboration

Two Community Education Research Centers (CERCs) make UC resources more accessible to local communities and serve as a locus for collaboration. They are located in the San Francisco Bay area (through UC Berkeley, 510/987-9354) and in the Los Angeles Basin (through UCLA, 310/206-4353).

Educational Research

School-to-work

The Center for Research on Education and Work (CREW) at UC Berkeley is dedicated to the study of learning and work.

Urban education

The Center for Urban Education at UC Berkeley researches ways to improve the quality of education for students in low-income urban areas, and promotes dialogue between UC researchers and school practitioners about strategies to improve urban schools.

Service Learning

The Service-Learning Research and Development Center (SLRDC) at UC Berkeley researches and promotes the value of undergraduate participation in K-12 education.

Education Policy

The Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), sponsored by the Schools of Education at UC Berkeley and Stanford University, provides analysis, research and assistance to California policymakers, education professionals, and the general public on issues facing California's K-12 education system.

Enrichment Activities

Museums, Galleries, and Gardens

(please note that (1) next to the name indicates that there are resources (other than tours) available for K-12 teachers and students; (2) indicates online collections available to the public.)

Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (1) (2)
Botanical Garden (1) (2)
Lawrence Hall of Science (1)
Museum of Paleontology (1) (2)
Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology (1) (2)

Science Centers

The UC Berkeley Education and Outreach Office of the Center for Particle Astrophysics works to support science teachers; to make science accessible and relevant to the general public; and to attract and retain a more diverse group of K-12 students into science.

The Lawrence Hall of Science is a public science museum and a center for teacher education, research, and curriculum development at UC Berkeley.

UC websites for K-12 students and their families

Resources & Information

Directory of Programs

For additional programs at the UC Berkeley campus, see the Directory of Programs.