2026 StormFest Station Educator Application |
Apply to be a StormFest Station Educator!
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Station Educator at StormFest! We are looking for individuals to co-teach fun, interactive stormwater lessons. Varying levels of experience working with youth or in science education (formal or informal) welcomed! The questions below will help us understand your experience and allow us to coordinate a helpful training day for you. This application will take 10-15 minutes to complete. All applicants must be 18 years or older.
Please submit this form by April 27th, 2026.
What is StormFest?
StormFest is a field-based stormwater learning event that engages all 6th grade students in the Highline Public Schools (HPS). At StormFest, students rotate through five hands-on education stations to learn about their local watersheds, the animals that live in them, sources of pollution, and engineering solutions to prevent stormwater pollution.
StormFest will happen over three days (June 2, 3, and 4) at Des Moines Beach Park.
More information about StormFest can be found at burienwa.gov/stormfest.
Station Educator Description & Details
As a station educator, you will co-teach one of five stormwater-related lessons to groups of Highline Public School 6th grade students. StormFest will happen over three days (June 2, 3, and 4) at Des Moines Beach Park.
StormFest is a field-based stormwater learning event that engages all 6th grade students in the Highline Public Schools (HPS). At StormFest, students rotate through five hands-on education stations to learn about their local watersheds, the animals that live in them, sources of pollution, and engineering solutions to prevent stormwater pollution.
StormFest will happen over three days (June 2, 3, and 4) at Des Moines Beach Park.
More information about StormFest can be found at burienwa.gov/stormfest.
Station Educator Description & Details
As a station educator, you will co-teach one of five stormwater-related lessons to groups of Highline Public School 6th grade students. StormFest will happen over three days (June 2, 3, and 4) at Des Moines Beach Park.
- Stormwater Pollution - Macroinvertebrate Tolerance Levels
- Students will investigate aquatic macroinvertebrates and their pollution tolerance levels to assess stream health. After analyzing results, students will discuss best practices to keep harmful pollutants out of our watershed.
- Watershed Model
- Students will explore the concepts of a watershed and stormwater pollution using a 3D model (EnviroScape) as well as maps of local watersheds.
- Community Actions
- Students will explore actions to reduce stormwater runoff pollution through a relay race style game. Students will then work in groups to create an advertisement for a solution to a common stormwater pollutant.
- Schoolyard Solutions
- Students will perform an experiment to understand the difference between impermeable and permeable surfaces.
- Low Tide Beach Walk
- Students will expand their knowledge of nearshore ecology by touring the watershed and observing organisms found on the beach during low-tide.
Station Educators will be provided:
- $435 stipend for participating on training day and co-teaching at three event days.
- Returning Station Educators will receive an additional $50 stipend.
- Spanish bi-lingual station educators will receive an additional $50 stipend for their language services.
- Training and support for lesson planning and teaching.
- Free lunch on event days.
- Free on-site parking or King County Metro bus vouchers.
Commitment as a Station Educator:
- Co-teach for all three event dates (June 2, 3, and 4). Event days are typically from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Attend an in-person training on May 27th, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Des Moines Beach Park Auditorium to learn how to teach the lesson, hear tips for working with students, and review the event logistics.