For districts
Bring authentic scientific discovery to your students and educators.
Odyssey Discovery partners with school districts as a long-term partner for STEM learning, environmental science education, educator professional learning, and student engagement with the scientists shaping our planet.
The partnership model
Partnerships, not one-off sessions.
A district partnership with Odyssey Discovery is an ongoing relationship designed for repeatable, scalable impact — across schools, grade bands, and years.
STEM learning
Real scientists, real research, and real questions across every science strand.
Environmental science
The places, ecosystems, and climate signals shaping our planet — brought into every classroom.
Educator professional learning
Immersive fellowships that transform how teachers connect students to authentic science.
Student engagement
Ongoing access to the researchers exploring our planet — not a one-time visit, a relationship.
A district partnership includes
One partner. Every program.
A partnership integrates the full Odyssey Discovery model into a coordinated year of programming across your schools.
- Field Notes: Explorer across multiple schools and grade bands
- Educator fellowships on Odyssey Discovery Expeditions for selected teachers each year
- Curriculum integration support aligned to your standards
- Outcomes reporting — engagement, retention, classroom impact
- Multi-year program design with grant, partnership, and sponsor funding strategy
- Access to Field Notes: Uncovered stories as classroom-ready resources
Partnership tiers
Start small. Or go district-wide.
Pilot Partnership
1 school · 1 semester
Lowest-risk way to bring Odyssey Discovery into your district.
School Partnership
1 school · full year
A full year of programming for a single school community.
Multi-School
3–5 schools
Coordinated programming across grade bands or buildings.
District-Wide
Custom
Designed around your standards, calendar, and funding cycle.
Sponsorship
Partners that make district access possible.
Foundations, corporations, research organizations, and conservation groups help bring authentic science experiences to classrooms by supporting educator and student access to researchers, stories, and field-based learning.
- — Foundations — education, STEM, and conservation portfolios
- — Corporations — STEM workforce and community education priorities
- — Research organizations — bringing scientists into K-12 partnerships
- — Conservation groups — extending mission through student access
Outcomes you can report
Things that show up in a board report.
- — Teacher engagement & retention indicators
- — Curriculum alignment to NGSS and state standards
- — Student engagement metrics across participating classrooms
- — Equity & access lens on every program
- — Funding strategy — grants, sponsors, and partner co-funding
Start a conversation
A partnership conversation. No deck.
Tell us about your district's goals. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right partner — and what a first year could look like.