The Peterson Institute aims at no less an accomplishment than empowering teachers throughout North America to connect our children–the scientists and teachers of the future–to the realities of the natural world around them.

Please support the Peterson Institute’s national leadership program for teacher training in the natural sciences by making a gift to the Peterson Fund. The Fund provides core support for professional workshops, the free Peterson Journal for Teachers, and the award-winning online resource, the Electronic Naturalist.

Sheldon Challenge

Are you eligible to have your gift doubled by the Sheldon Foundation? This Jamestown foundation is matching gifts to RTPI from all previous donors who had not made a donation between September 1, 2008 and September 1, 2009.   So far, more than $47,000 has been raised for the Sheldon Challenge, generating more than $94,000 for the Institute.  Find out if you qualify by emailing the Development Office with your name in the subject line. The Sheldon Challenge extends to September 1, 2010.