Learn STEM education from the best.

S3 camps are a partnership between USM’s Center for STEM Education and Mississippi State University’s Coastal Research and Extension Center.

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Start Your Next Adventure with S3

Here’s what you need to know!

  • Date: July 20-24, plus a mandatory 2-hour orientation TBD (multiple times offered)

  • Place: MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center, 1815 Popps Ferry Rd, Biloxi, MS 39532

  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily—must work full event

  • Free CEU credits: 4

  • S3 curriculum: This new way of approaching STEM integrates four learning studios—Move, Life, Build, and Art—in a way that invites every kind of thinker to become problem solvers in their community. At each session, students learn a new challenge facing their coastal home and work together to engineer potential solutions.

  • Perks: Volunteers will receive free breakfast, lunch, and snacks as well as a field day offsite.

S3 Teacher Training

K–8 teachers often want to teach STEM and sustainability but frequently face obstacles: 

  • They’re asked to teach outside their specialty (e.g., elementary ed majors teaching life science). 

  • Tech and tools change fast, and training rarely keeps pace. 

  • Big topics can feel hard to make local, kid-friendly, and classroom-ready. 

Sustainable STEM By-the-Sea offers two ways for teachers to learn how to incorporate S3 curriculum design into their classroom:

  • CEU-certified online modules—coming soon!

  • Hands-on field-based learning—work side-by-side with USM and MSU educators to learn the S3 curriculum and earn free CEUs volunteering at our S3 camps. Register here!

Bonus: We cover the CEUs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime to S3@usm.edu. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and apply.

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  • Anyone, anywhere interested in learning how to incorporate the STEMply model into their teaching efforts, whether in a traditional classroom, informal education setting, or home school.

  • While we recommend doing both, we understand that option is not available to everyone. Feel free to choose the type of training that works for you.

  • No, do whatever suits your schedule.

  • CEUs for Mississippi-licensed teachers are awarded through SRESA with S3 paying for the cost.

  • Sign up using the button for the program you are interested in.