LEAP’s education programs foster convergence of climate science and data science, and vertical integration of research and education, forge a learning community including K-12 teachers, undergraduate, graduate, postdoc, faculty and other stakeholders, and promote a shared mission of societal impact, a collaborative culture, peer learning and mentoring, and the responsible / ethical use of data.

Our curriculum is tightly connected with our research and provides multiple entryways into Climate Data Science to both undergraduate and graduates students from climate and data science backgrounds. LEAP offers immersive research experience programs to undergraduates and K-12 teachers. Our education programs strive to broaden participation in Climate Science and Data Science.

Our education and outreach programs allow LEAP researchers to amplify their research’s societal impact by engaging in activities such as mentoring, communication, translation, human-centered design, curriculum development, and evaluation and assessment.

LEAP also seeks to broaden participation via partnerships with Columbia’s Bridge-to-PhD in STEM program and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)’s Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) program. We also organize Hackathons for climate data science, and partner with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and STEM programs to reach a wide educational audience.