Educational Programs

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SASI is a nonprofit, membership-supported environmental and science education organization founded in 1986. SASI’s mission is to foster an awareness, knowledge and appreciation of all nature through the study and interpretation of the vital roles arthropods play in the Sonoran Desert ecosystem. We accomplish this mission through research, educational programs and print and Internet publications.

SASI's location in Tucson Mountain Park is a
model research educational facility in prime
Sonoran Desert habitat.

Although we specialize in bringing the critters to you, we also have opportunities to come to the desert depending on the size of your group.

Its interpretive trails, laboratory, synoptic collections and a classroom equipped with video, computers and microscopes aid outdoor education and scientific research focusing on the arthropods. SASI provides the general public of all ages with rewarding educational programs both on-site and around the community.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS

School Programs

WE COME TO YOU!

New Programming!

Bugging Out!
Live Arthropod Show

John Rhodes presents live, cuddly, creepy, exciting bugs from the Sonoran Desert and the tropical rainforests of the world. The live arthropods may include millipedes, centipedes, tarantulas, vinegaroons, scorpions, walking sticks and praying mantises (over 20 displays). SASI’s new school programs include a live bug show and a hands-on workshop where the students make their own take-home arthropod habitat. The program can last from 1 - 2 hours depending on your schools' structure.

Once the program has been scheduled, teachers will receive a "Teacher's Activity and Information Booklet" with vocabulary, classroom activities, and background and resource information that are aligned with the Arizona Academic Standards in Science.

Please send payment as a school purchase order or check payable to
SASI, P.O. Box 5624, Tucson, AZ 85703

Up to 2 classes, 2 hours (30 students maximum per class, unless other arrangements have been made.)	$150
Each additional program (same day/grade)	$25

Public Programs

Since 1986, SASI has provided educational programs to organizations that have included:

Live Arthropods, Natural History Interpretation and hands-on workshops.

We have live arthropods and teach about their natural history and amazing adaptations.

Up to 2 hour program (30 participants maximum, unless other arrangements have been made)	$150
For each additional hour add	$25

Programs are Presented to:

Public Events
Libraries
Neighborhoods
Special Needs Groups
Community Organizations
Hiking Clubs
Gardening Clubs
Birthdays
Conservation Organizations
Sonoran Desert Enthusiasts

To schedule a program please click Program request form and complete the form. Click the submit button to send the request to us. We will contact you as soon as your request has been processed, usually within the week.

Additional Resources SASI is a membership supported nonprofit organization. Teachers benefit from their SASI membership by receiving the instar, SASI's newsletter. Members also have access to SASI's library of entomology books and teaching aids. Membership starts at $25.00 per year. Click "Join SASI" in the left hand menu.

Specialty workshops and field trips may be arranged upon request.

For more information please call (520) 883-3945 or email members@sasionline.org