Tag: STEM

Volunteer with me at STEMFEST

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STEMFEST: Opportunity Knocks is a Free, family event designed to evoke interest and create new avenues of opportunity for youth interested in science technologies.
Join the San Diego Futures Foundation (SDFF), Copley-Price Family YMCA, and up to 45 exhibitors for a STEM-centric day. Bring the whole family and learn about all things STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

STEMFEST: Opportunity is Knocking
sdfutures.org/stemfest


Click Here to Register to Volunteer with me!

For more information or to attend: www.sdfutures.org/stemfest

  • Experience and embrace STEM fields
  • Engage with industry leaders
  • Discover volunteer and future job opportunities
  • Meet with potential mentors and network with like-minded peers
  • Plug-in to the San Diego Stem Ecosystem
  • Sign up for workshops

Enthusiastic Volunteers Needed!

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Hands-On Technology Education (HOTE) will have a significant presence at the 2019 Petco Park Science & Engineering Festival (Saturday, 3/2/19) and we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us interact and demo STEAM education activities to kids ages 7 – 13!
Please Click this link to the full request for Volunteers!

To participate, please contact Dr. Korey Sewell (ksewell@hands-on-mobile.com) with your name, affiliation (school/company), contact info, preferred shift times … and of course, shirt size 🙂

All volunteers participating should be prepared to commit to at least one 2-hour,shift during the event. A Pre-EXPO Staff/Volunteer Training & Mixer will be held on Friday, 3/1/19 from 6:15pm-8:15pm at Dave & Buster’s (Mission Valley). We will go over the EXPO day logistics, demo some of our activities and fellowship with other HOTE staff & volunteers. Appetizers & Refreshments will be served!

By the way, HOTE is HIRING!! This volunteer event is a GREAT opportunity for students or people looking for a summer camp job at Tech Camp. You’ll meet the people hiring you at the event and could set yourself up for summer! Here are the job postings that I would love to hire for:

Links to STEM Applications Open

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Calling all future scientists and engineers!

If you want to program robotics and learn more about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), the San Diego Links to STEM program is an amazing opportunity for you! An application for new students can be obtained by clicking THIS LINK. Links to STEM is seeking a class of 30 diverse students. New students must be in the 4th or 5th grade during the 2019 ‐ 2020 academic year to be eligible to apply.


The total cost to participate in this program is $30 per child.
This wonderful program includes a one day mini‐computer
programming camp, a one week science summer camp,
and STEM workshops held from 9 am to noon on the first
and third Saturdays beginning in September 2019.

Click Here for the Application!


Interviews for prospective new students will take place on April 6,2019 immediately following the culminating event at 9:00 am in the auditorium at the Elementary Institute of Science.  
For further questions, please call (619) 236‐9600 or email vturner@wpkt.com

Hands-On Technology Adventure Camp Registration Open!

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One of our favorite Collabors, Hands-On Technology, has just announced their registration is now open for their 2019 Technology Adventure Camp schedule & locations! 


 
This year’s camp features themed weeks in today’s most interesting technology trends (e.g. Virtual Reality!) as well as expanded core curriculum levels that will allow us to engage, inspire, and empower campers in age ranges from 7 to 13!
 
Camp registration opens up TODAY Friday, 2/8/19 on techadventurecamp.com.
 
Thanks for all of your interest in Hands-On Technology events and we hope to see you at a Technology Adventure Camp this summer!

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Design Your Dream (Girls) School

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Sisu Academy is a new  free private high school for girls in San Diego.  We are launching our school design cohort Feb 11 from Malcolm X Library. We have two community events going on that we are spreading around town to invite girls and their families to help co-design the school.

The design events will be held at Malcolm X Library in Southeast (1/23) and Oceanside Library (1/25).  Please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/o/sisu-academy-18470316461

What is Sisu?  “Sisu”: The Finnish concept for stoic determination, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness.
​Sisu Academy is the first all-girls tuition-free, boarding high school, with an embedded incubator fueled by entrepreneurs and seed capital creating an immersive learning environment that funds all operational costs. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit for public good.