About

We are a globally distributed organization working on improving equity in science education.  As we enter the Anthropocene, a geologic epoch where humans overwhelming impact Earth system processes, it is critically important that we train responsible planetary stewards.  This needs to be done at all levels and educational settings, from the formal classroom to informal learning events.  Digital technologies are some of the most impactful ways of improving science education universally, when done right.  Coupled with game-based learning, role-playing, place-based learning, and other experiential modes of learning, we are working to transform science education to better meet the challenges of the 21st century.

We are currently working on three major projects:  1) Greenworks, a global capacity-building network for teachers and students working on local environmental stewardship projects, 2) Sustainable States, a role-playing and board game for training teachers and students in game-based learning and 3) Agavi, a digital science learning platform for low-resource areas.  We also work on experimental projects in science outreach and toursim and talk with science educators via our Global.Science podcast.

Dot matrix map showing blue people icons where volunteers, teachers, and students we work with are located (USA - Arizona, California, Michigan, US Virgin Islands; Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, Romania, and Ukraine) and where are major partners are located via green handshake icons (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science in the US and Khairun University in Indonesia)

 Currently, we are working with volunteers, teachers, and students in Arizona, California, Michigan, US Virgin Islands (USA), Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, Romania, and Ukraine.  We have professional partnerships with Blue Marble Space Institute of Science (USA) and Khairun University (Indonesia).

Three male students to the left pouring compost in a bag and weighing it, two female students to the left crouching and labeling the bags of compost, two male students further to the left handing the female students labels for the compost bags in a room filled with bags of compost
Group of multi-cultural students with two professors in lower corner, with map of South American-type continent projected behind them
Two women in hijabs (Lily and Mar) on the left of a laptop logged into Zoom, with Lev to the right
Lev and Alex with two laptops showing screenshots of Agavi in a co-working pace under a sign that says "Startup Area")
Lev and Ihor at a table with food in a rented apartment
Nikita, Jolene, Kiwani, and Lev standing around a large telescope with the Atlantic ocean and tropical foliage in the background
Ten people standing in a row, with Indonesians wearing yellow coats

Science Voices was founded in 2019 by Dr. Lev Horodyskyj, who spent nearly a decade working on digital astrobiology and sustainability learning at Arizona State University.  Science Voices builds on that work by taking it global and working with communities that couldn’t utilize the high concept resources that were developed due to limitations in bandwidth, power, or funds.  Prior to his time at ASU, he completed a PhD in geosciences and astrobiology.

Science Voices is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, incorporated in Arizona, USA.