Are you excited about the natural world and interested in sharing your passion for science in fun and creative ways? The California Academy of Sciences is now recruiting teens currently in 8th-12th grade for summer 2017. We’re accepting applications for the Careers in Science and Teen Advocates for Science Communication programs. Applications close on Sunday,… Read More
Archives: Education
Civil Rights Leader Bob Moses Speaks as part of the Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series, February 25
Come hear Bob Moses, President and Founder of The Algebra Project and Director of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)’s Mississippi Voter Registration Project, 1961-1964, and a Mississippi “Freedom Summer” lead organizer. Moses’ Civil Rights work in the 1960’s culminated in the national response to protect the fundamental right to vote. His current work seeks a… Read More
Postage Stamp Art Class at SCRAP, March 5
Sunday, March 5 | 1–4pm Create collages, tags, greeting cards or try your hand at making “Stamp Head” art in SCRAP’s Postage Stamp art workshop. Choose from a huge collection of cancelled vintage stamps (non-collectable value) to create your artwork. The instructor will provide many samples to inspire your creating. Register here. Read More
2017-2018 San Francisco Youth Commission Applications Now Open Until April 21st
The San Francisco Youth Commission is a body of 17 San Franciscans between the ages of 12 and 23. Created by the voters under a 1995 amendment to the City Charter, the commission is responsible for advising the Board of Supervisors and Mayor on policies affecting young people. To see a list of current youth… Read More
Volunteer at Hillcrest Elementary!
Love working with kids? Interested in a future career in teaching? Looking to fulfill your volunteer commitment? We can help! We’d love to have you join us for an ongoing commitment or a one-off volunteer gig. Volunteer tasks include classroom organization, preparing instructional materials, one on one/small group tutoring, mentor activities, read aloud, etc. Hours… Read More
UC Berkeley Summer Program for High School Students
The Whitney Lab at UC Berkeley is offering a summer internship program for high schoolers.The goal of the internship programis to provide academically advanced high schoolers a hands-on research experience. Summer interns will be involved in every step of the research process, and will be working alongside Whitney lab members to create and test novel research paradigms. See the Whitney Lab research in the news on our facebook page…. Read More
2nd Annual Nueva Model United Nations Conference
Nueva MUN is a Model United Nations conference for students, run by students. This is the second time that we have hosted it, and we’re really excited for this year’s conference! The conference will take place on March 11th and 12th from 9am to 5pm at the Bay Meadows campus (131 E 28th Avenue, San Mateo). Model United Nations is a great way… Read More