Special Interest Groups, Clubs and AssociationsThese groups can provide informational meetings, youth programs, and speakers for outreach events, classes, competitions and even scholarships. Group meetings may or may not be appropriate for younger students, please contact each specific group individually for more information.
The Eastern Missouri Society for PaleontologyP.O. Box 220273
St. Louis, Mo. 63122
Hosts monthly meetings and educational outreach through youth only field trips http://www.mofossils.com/
Greater St. Louis Association of Earth Science Clubs 135 Knox Street
Troy, MO 63379-1343
636-462-4423
A joint group made up of Eastern Missouri Society for Paleontology, Mineral Area Gem and Mineral Society, Rock Hobby Club of Greater St. Louis, Rockwood’s Gem and Mineral Society and St. Louis Mineral and Gem Society. They provide community education programs offering talks with collections for viewing and they also host the annual local rock and mineral shows held at Queeny Park and at the Stratford Inn in Fenton.
Greater St. Louis Shell Club314-837-9444
Contact: Kelly and Norm Wehmer
www.stlshell.comClub, members offer programs on shells, talk with collection. They also grant a limited number of scholarships of $500 each to graduating high school students from the St. Louis area.
Missouri Archaeological Society
Museum Support Center
101a Rock Quarry Road at Hinkson Creek
Columbia, Mo. 65211-3170
573-882-3544 or 800-472-3223
Missouri Archaeology Society
101a Rock Quarry Road at Hinkson Creek
Columbia, Mo. 65211-3170
573-882-3544
800-472-3223
http://coas.missouri.edu/mas/
MAS is a nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to educational and charitable purposes related to the study, investigation, and interpretation of prehistoric and historic remains in Missouri. They host annual events, monthly meetings with speakers, publications, scholarships, excavations, field trips, field classes, curriculum material, outreach and educational speakers and student competitions like the Archaeology Challenge which is an academic competition for Missouri students in grades 4th-12th (kind of like the science fair for archaeology).
Missouri Speleological Societyhttp://www.mospeleo.org/education.php
Provides programs and resources to youth caving groups, including grants to students under 22 engaged in cave research.
http://www.caves.org/
Rockwood Gem and Mineral Society
Open group whose purpose is to increase and disseminate knowledge of the earth sciences and the lapidary arts among it's members, to bring a closer association of persons sharing those interests, and to promote the conservation, appreciation and intelligent use of our natural resources. Meetings are held monthly, except July and August, on the third Thursday, at 7:00 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Library, 300 Clarkson Rd. Ballwin. Mo. 63011. The group is open to younger members.
St. Louis Audubon Society
PO Box 220227
St Louis, MO 63122
(314) 822-6595
www.stlouisaudubon.orgContact: Sharon Nickel - Vice President of Education
Provides outreach community education talks with collections, awards and scholarship programs.
St. Louis Area Young RepublicansP.O. Box 410671
St. Louis, MO 63141
Contact: Monica Durrwachter, President
stlyr@hotmail.comhttp://wwwstlyr.com/contact.htmGroup hold monthly meetings at St. Louis County Library Headquarters. Purpose is to advance the cause of good citizenship, love of country and its principles and loyalty to the government and constitution of the United States of America. For the older high school aged students.
St. Louis Camera Club Holds monthly meetings that typically included a lesson and competition.
http://www.stlcameraclub.com/St. Louis Genealogical Society#4 Sunnen Drive, Suite 140
St. Louis, MO 63143
314-647-8547
http://www.stlgs.org/Hosts annual Genealogical Fair in April and workshops.
St. Louis Junior Academy of Science 5050 Oakland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-533-8082
www.academyofsciencestl.orgScience and engineering seminars, panel discussions, speakers, docent tours, competitions, awards, scholarships, career shadowing, professional mentoring, group projects, research assistance, library privileges at local universities, and publications.
For students 6th-12th grade.
St. Louis Society of the Archaeological Institute of America
314-432-3900
http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/aia/Hosts monthly meetings and provides an educational outreach through the Kampsville field school in Kampsville, IL. Kampsville is an over night facility, offering students a hands on archaeology experience. They offer programs for the entire family.
Sierra Club of Eastern Missouri Environmental
Ozark Missouri Chapter
1007 N College, Suite 3
Columbia, MO 65201
800-628-5333
http://missouri.sierraclub.org/Hosts speaker events and workshops in the St. Louis area.
West County Woodcarvers ClubArt Laturno at 314-481-3419 or,
Rich Ellsworth at 227 8664
Woodcarving club. They can help you find someone to provide classes or a workshop and their meetings are open to the public.