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What is Seldovia Science Thursdays? 

Seldovia Science Fridays is a free youth science- and nature-oriented educational program coordinated by the Sea Otter Community Center and the Susan B. English School in Seldovia, Alaska. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, programming will be held at the Susan B. English School (regular school days, ALL STUDENTS), and at the SOCC (early release and non-holiday no-school days, K-5 ONLY). 

Our 2-hour weekly program is instructed and supported by a rotating staff of educators, staff and scientists from the Kachemak Bay Environmental Education Alliance (KBEEA; including the Seldovia Village Tribe, the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Pratt Museum and the NOAA Kasitsna Bay Laboratory, among others), as well as parent and community volunteers.

Registration is required by the Wednesday prior to each event. Parents may also enroll their children for all events. See details below:

• To enroll a homeschool child for programming, please contact seldoviasocc@gmail.com. 

• For students attending Susan B. English School: 1) When programming is held at the school and on early-release days, registration/attendance is coordinated by their teacher and other SBE staff. 2) When programming is held at the SOCC (no-school days), registration is required with the SOCC coordinator.

This webpage serves as the primary source of information for participating families.

When

Programming is partitioned between the younger and older students. 

K-5 Grades: 1pm to 3pm on most Fridays during the school year. 

Middle & High Students: 10am to 12pm on regular school Fridays. Unless otherwise stated, there is NO programming for Middle and High School students on early release and no-school Fridays. 

Please check this page for updates and notices.

Where

Events wil be hosted at Susan B. English school or the Sea Otter Community Center in Seldovia. Check this page for updates and notices.

Schedule

Event details, including the topic, instructors and necessary gear/clothing will be posted here by the Tuesday (or as soon as possible) prior to the event.

Weather, Cancellations and Notifications

In the event that scheduled programs are canceled due to weather or other unforeseen events, a red banner will appear on the KBEAA website (including this page) for the duration of the day. 

The red banner will be posted as early as possible prior to the unforseen cancellation. Program staff will also do their best to send out emails and/or text messages to participating families. Please check this page for updates prior to dropping off children at the SOCC. 

Discovery Labs are held at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (Islands and Ocean).