Collaborations with Princeton and Indiana universities provided Columbia College students with exciting opportunities to travel to these institutions, where they attend joint classes and have the opportunity to present their work in the form of artwork, videos, CD-ROMs, film, dances, theatrical presentations, songs, and so forth. I have rarely been in a classroom where students had such energy and enthusiasm. The Science Institute's curriculum and methods of teaching science have been adopted by many institutions in the city of Chicago, across the United States, and around the world, in order to enhance their science education programs. The success of this curriculum and methodology prompted the NSF to fund the Science Institute to conduct science workshops for Chicago public school teachers. The Science Institute works to incorporate the principals of scientific freedom, human rights, democracy, and world peace in all its endeavors.
Human rights takes many hours of hard work fighting regimes, but without any glory.
Equal access to science education must be treated as a human right, but it also carries with it obstacles that have to be transcended. Students have a right to the best education.