Be a female STEM Role Model for East Bay TK-6th grade girls for 1 afternoon

Nothing is more powerful than seeing yourself represented.

Scientific Adventures for Girls is seeking female-identifying STEM/trade professionals to spend an afternoon in our TK-6th grade girls' afterschool STEM classes. Share your story and do a fun, hands on science project with the girls!

Time Commitment

• Dates: At least 1 weekday (Monday - Friday) April 13-May 29
• Times: 2.5-3.5 hours between 1:00-5:30pm per school site visit
• Locations: Elementary Schools in Richmond, Oakland, Berkeley, & Emeryville

Before Visit:

• Connect with our Volunteer Manager
• Attend a 15 min virtual orientation
• Receive an email connecting you to the teacher at the school a week ahead

Day of:

• Meet with 2-3 classes (back to back) for 1 hour each
  • Provide a brief introduction of your role/career, and optional show-and-tell with any appropriate items from your work (5-7 min)
  • Hold a Q&A session with students (5 min)
  • Help the girls with a preplanned, teacher led Slime project (45 min)
  • You do NOT need to know anything about slime to sign up!

Berkeley/Oakland schools:

Tuesday 4/28, 5/5, 5/12

• 3:15pm-5:30pm Grass Valley -4720 Dunkirk Ave, Oakland, CA 94605

Wednesday 4/29, 5/6, 5/13

• 1:45pm-5:30pm Esperanza & Korematsu Discovery Academy -10315 E. St., Oakland

Thursdays 4/30, 5/7 or 5/14

• 3pm-5:30pm Oakland Academy of Knowledge 8755 Fontaine St, Oakland
• 2:45pm-5:30pm Anna Yates -1125 53rd St, Emeryville
• 2:15pm-5:15pm Washington Elementary - 2300 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley

ADDITIONAL Dates and schools in Richmond/San Pablo available HERE.