Growing Beyond Earth®

Bring GBE to your school

Growing Beyond Earth® is open to middle and high school teachers in the U.S. and around the world.

A GBE student tends plants in a classroom PlantLab

Start here

Turn your classroom into a space crop research lab

Participation is free for most schools in the United States. Join the GBE interest list and we’ll keep you posted on information sessions and when the next application opens.

Next steps

  • Watch an information session

    Information sessions for the next school year take place in the spring. Recordings of past sessions are online.

    Watch past sessions →
  • Read the program overview

    A short guide for educators and administrators explains what GBE involves.

    Open the overview →
  • Apply when applications open

    We’ll email you when applications open. Selected teachers then attend a training session.

Convierta su aula en un laboratorio de investigación de cultivos espaciales. Growing Beyond Earth® está abierto a docentes de escuelas intermedias y secundarias en EE. UU. y en todo el mundo. La participación es gratuita para la mayoría de las escuelas en Estados Unidos.

Próximos pasos:

Lo que reciben las escuelas participantes: Con financiamiento de la NASA, cada año podemos dar la bienvenida a nuevas escuelas de EE. UU. al programa. Las escuelas recién incorporadas reciben un PlantLab y un kit inicial, y cada docente recibe capacitación de científicos de Fairchild y la NASA. También ofrecemos opciones para que participen escuelas internacionales.

Requisitos:

  • Docentes de aula
  • Grados 6–12 (escuelas intermedias y secundarias)
  • Escuelas en EE. UU. o en otros países
  • Un año escolar completo: los docentes asisten a una capacitación y realizan GBE durante dos semestres

¿Preguntas? Escríbanos a GBE@fairchildgarden.org.

What participating schools receive

Real research, in partnership with NASA

With funding from NASA, we are able to welcome new U.S. schools into the program each year. Newly recruited schools receive a PlantLab and a starter kit, and every teacher is trained by Fairchild and NASA scientists.

We also offer pathways for international schools to participate. Contact us to learn more.

Who can apply

Eligibility

Classroom teachers

Applicants must be classroom teachers.

Grades 6–12

GBE is for middle and high school classrooms.

U.S. or international

Schools in the United States and around the world can take part.

Full academic year

Teachers attend a training session and run GBE for two semesters.

Questions about joining GBE?

Our team is happy to help teachers and school administrators.

This website is based upon work supported by NASA Science Activation award No. 80NSSC26M0152. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Este sitio web se basa en trabajo respaldado por la NASA mediante la subvención de Science Activation No. 80NSSC26M0152. Todas las opiniones, hallazgos, conclusiones o recomendaciones expresadas en este material pertenecen a los autores y no reflejan necesariamente los puntos de vista de la Administración Nacional de Aeronáutica y del Espacio.

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