Mission
The GLOBE Program's Mission is to promote the teaching and learning of science, enhance environmental literacy and stewardship, and promote scientific discovery.
Specific goals include:
- Improve student achievement across the curriculum with a focus on student research in environmental and Earth system science;
- Enhance awareness and support activities of individuals throughout the world to benefit the environment;
- Contribute to scientific understanding of Earth as a system; and
- Connect and inspire the next generation of global scientists.
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