Programs
Programs are changing activities - tours, classes, events, seminars that are accessed through timed, directed action. The South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center will sponsor and conduct a wide variety of public programs directed toward the community outside of its basic exhibition function. Several major categories include school related, general public and special interest programs. Possible program areas to be offered are on-site educational outreach classes, field trips to exhibits at other sites, lecture series, publications, and interpreted content by guides or volunteers.
The SLWDC offers a variety of programs for both students 
and teachers. The Center provides two scholarships each summer for two teachers to attend a seminar featuring innovative STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professional development with emphasis on the wetlands environment. Each year the seminar or workshop offered changes in order to give the teacher a variety of training. The teachers report back to the board on their experiences and how the knowledge learned will be implemented into their classroom. The teachers also take the knowledge acquired from the summer seminar and create programs to be offered for students through the Center. This allows the students the opportunity to have a hands on experience and allows the teachers to demonstrate the techniques learned.
This year the SLWDC will offer five programs for students from grade 5 - 7.
2009 Programs