Opportunities in STEM
STEM flights
STEM Flights is a national nonprofit organization that provides free flight experiences for middle and high school students. Our program pairs STEM with the world of aviation and gives students a front row seat to engaging, hands-on learning. Students will have the opportunity to see their community and hometown from the sky while also learning about key STEM components in the cockpit from their Pilot Mentor. We have pilots available in your area ready to take flight and give students the opportunity of a lifetime! As an educator myself, I know the value of expanding the walls of the classroom by allowing students to connect curriculum to real world experiences and how powerful it can be.
Y-WE Tech
In Y-WE Tech, young women* and nonbinary youth ages 13–18 explore ways to use technology tools for learning, career success, self-expression, social change and the history of women and femmes in technology. Within an intergenerational community of diverse youth and adult femme mentors, we will get hands-on with hardware and software, spend time talking about how the COVID-19 vaccine was developed and the women who helped develop it, and practice different methods of project management and explore ways that we can keep growing creativity through technology using our 3D Printer Wall-E. In Y-WE Tech, we will develop college and career readiness (while being critical about what that means), grow as leaders and discover ways we can use technology to make a difference in our world.
UW healthcare equity programs
UDOC HIgh School Program: UDOC is a free, residential three-week summer education program that aims to foster, affirm, and encourage high school juniors interested in health careers. UDOC runs from July 9th – 29th 2023 on the University of Washington Seattle campus.
Doctor For a Day: The purpose of Doctor for a Day is to provide outreach to youth of color in the greater Seattle area to inspire and encourage middle school and high school students of color to consider medicine or other healthcare careers.
Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP): SHPEP is an intensive 6-week summer program open to freshman and sophomore college students at the undergraduate and community college level. The program offers students academic and clinic experiences that expose them to medicine, public health and dentistry.
Tech Trek - STEM Camp
Tech Trek is an exciting week-long, residential, hands-on STEM camp for girls currently in 7th grade who show promise in math science and/or technology.
It’s held at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma where girls live in college dorms for a week during the summer and take classes from an excellent group of female scientists. The camp is designed to create interest, excitement, and confidence in young women at an age where they are sometime likely to drop out of math and science studies.
HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON ACADEMY
Students will plan, build and pre-launch a high-altitude balloon. Hands-on activities will teach participants about flight, sensors, payloads, and ballooning. July 23 – 28, 2023 at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
The HAB Academy is free, including materials, overnight accommodations, and food. We do not provide transportation to and from the HAB Academy.
The HAB Academy is part of the Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pathways program sponsored by NASA and Central Washington University. The purpose of the HAB Academy is to inspire students in the region to pursue STEM degrees and to help students prepare for college. Participants will interact with professors and students from universities around the region.
The Montana Aerospace Scholars Program is a two-part program for 9th and 10th graders focusing on earth and space sciences and the history and future of NASA space exploration. Phase One is a six-week online course covering a variety of earth and space sciences. Students who complete Phase One are eligible for Phase Two, a three-day summer residency at the Montana Learning Center, and to experience Montana’s growing aerospace industry through behind-the-scenes company tours.
The Explore Mars Academy is a residential academy at Central Washington University. We are looking for students entering 9th or 10th grade (14 to 16 year olds) who have a strong interest in science, engineering, and math in the upcoming academic year. Participants will learn about planetary geology, space flight, robots, and rockets. Preference will be given to low-income, underrepresented, and college-bound students. The Explore Mars Academy is free, but space is limited.