The Pacific Education Institute (PEI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Olympia, WA, and working statewide to deliver high-quality professional development and consultation for educators. PEI’s mission is to advance science literacy and deepen student engagement by empowering educators to teach real-world science outdoors. To accomplish this, PEI provides equitable, professional learning opportunities to K-16 formal and nonformal educators. We work to empower educators to offer inclusive, integrated, career connected, locally and culturally relevant, field-based learning opportunities for all students. PEI collaborates with education leaders to build systemic and sustainable programs using our award-winning FieldSTEM® Model. PEI also actively engages within the educational pathways work to ensure that our FieldSTEM Model aligns with career connected learning and workforce development efforts in the state and that employers in the natural resource and environmental sectors of our state have employees to ensure their success into the future.




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Justin Parker

Eli Church

Scott Seaman

Megan Rivard

Heather Spalding

Tim Garchow

Sal Khan

Bill Nye

The Leadership Team at Pacific Education Institute focuses on setting strategic direction, overseeing program development, and ensuring the alignment of the organization’s initiatives with its mission to advance science literacy and deepen student engagement. The team collaborates with educational leaders to establish sustainable programs, guides the delivery of high-quality professional development, and fosters partnerships to connect learning with workforce development in the natural resource and environmental sectors.

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