Teachers open house Friday at The Meadows Center at Spring Lake

To kick off the new school year, educators and their families are invited to The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment’s Back-to-School Teacher Open House on Friday, Aug. 17 to experience and preview educational tours offered at Spring Lake for a reduced price.

From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. teachers and their immediate family members will receive the student-rate upon showing a valid school ID (public or private) or a pay stub at the ticket booth for the classic and extended glass-bottom boat tours, wetlands tours and aquarium tours. The Meadows Center’s staff will also be available to answer questions regarding school field trips, curriculum, reservations and TEEAC credit from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Inside Discovery Hall, a child checks out an aquarium that contains plants and animals found in Spring Lake.

Each year The Meadows Center engages with more than 30,000 school children through educational field trips at Spring Lake, teaching them about the importance of our natural resources and inspiring them to become environmental stewards. The Meadow Center’s education programs provides customized field trips for students of all ages that are TEKS-aligned for science and social studies curriculum.

For more information about educational programs and field trips available at The Meadows Center, visit their website.

Students embark on a tour of the lake in an iconic glass bottom boat.

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University was named following a generous gift from The Meadows Foundation in August 2012. The Meadows Center inspires research, innovation and leadership that ensures clean, abundant water for the environment and all humanity, and is led by Executive Director Andrew Sansom, Ph.D.