The Greater St. Louis Fair is an educational outreach program of The Academy of Science of St. Louis and is supported through generous gifts by its two major corporate sponsors - The Monsanto Fund and Pfizer-St. Louis.

The Greater St. Louis Science Fair is a regional competition of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (I.S.E.F.) and is the world’s largest regional fair. The Greater St. Louis Science Fair has been a continuous forum for students in St. Louis City and St. Louis County to display and compete in an authentic science venue since 1947.

The Fair is organized and implemented by volunteers who are science educators, professionals from business and industry, and parents. It is governed by an Advisory Council with representatives from various types of schools and associations. Since 2000, The Greater St. Louis Science Fair has operated as an initiative of The Academy of Science of St. Louis, founded in 1856 to promote the understanding and appreciation of science, www.academyofsciencestl.org.

The Greater St. Louis Science Fair offers a variety of interesting and educational opportunities. Viewing the Fair is a scientific expedition into our mysterious universe and the natural laws that govern it. Visitors can see 100’s of exhibits done by students at each grade level. There may be several studies presented on a similar topic enabling the viewer to examine how different students approached the same question.

Science demonstrations are presented by the St. Louis Science Center and other organizations. They are free and are presented during some viewing hours.

The Fair is housed for a week in the Greensfelder Recreational Center of Queeny Park, a St. Louis County Park, located at 550 Weidman Road, Ballwin, MO 63011. Queeny Park has many trails, with a suggested Nature Hike and self-guided map developed for students. The map shows places to stop for unique observations and questions for that site.

Opportunities to Share Studies in Science Beyond the Greater St. Louis Science Fair .. Secondary students will find many ways to share their studies in science and engineering.

• Junior Academy of Science of St. Louis: a full array of science opportunities and mentoring. Members are invited to participate in hands-on field studies, professional lab work seminars, college-level engineering experiences, math, science and engineering competitions and science and writing workshops. Junior Academy memberships are $25 per year and include access to leading university libraries in the St. Louis Area. Call the Academy at 314-533-8083 or visit http://www.academyofsciencestl.org and click on Jr. Academy.
  
  
• Missouri Junior Academy of Science (M.J.A.S.): open to students in grades 7-12. For information, contact Ellen Norris, 832 Old Bonhomme Road, St. Louis, MO 63132. You may also call 314-727-6604, or email to ellenn@aol.com. M.J.A.S. will be held at CBC High School on Saturday, March 10, 2007 starting at 1:00 PM.
  
  
• Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium (J.S.E.H.S.): students in grades 9- 12 may apply to participate in the Symposium, March 15-17, 2007. For information, contact Dr. Charles Granger or Ms. Nancy Diley, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Department of Biology, One University Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63121, by phone to 314-516-6226 or on the web at http://www.umsl.edu/~sep/jsehs.htm.

For more information about these opportunities, call the Academy at 314-533-8083.