Outreach
See calendar for dates and be sure to get our emails
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WiSE Outreach provides opportunities for WiSE members to engage with the public, such as visiting local K-12 schools or conducting lab tours on UCSC campus. Our primary goals are to encourage students to pursue their interests in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and to teach them about career options in STEM fields.
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We welcome volunteers from all STEM fields and levels of experience (undergraduates, graduate students, post-graduates, post-docs, technicians, professionals, professors, etc.). Check our calendar for outreach events, and join the mailing list for calls for volunteers and information about upcoming events.
Hands-on classrooms
Science fairs
Community events
Our volunteers bring hands-on learning to classrooms in the Monterey Bay area. Join us as we have fun with liquid nitrogen, model rock cycles, and extract strawberry DNA. We provide the training, we just need your enthusiasm for science!
We love to judge science fairs at the local schools. It is a great opportunity for students to interact with real scientists and is a rewarding experience. We have also helped judge the Santa Cruz County Science fair and are always in need of extra hands.
Join us for full days of science activities with students and community members. The annual Expanding Your Horizons event is among the most fun and exciting for which WiSE volunteers. We also help with the similar Science Alive! program targeted to all elementary schoolers interested in math, science, and technology.
SIS
Science Impacting Society was developed to engage students in awesome science and technology lessons! Students visit the UC Santa Cruz campus on a Saturday to do hands-on science activities and receive lab tours from researchers working on campus. Lunch is provided too!
Have a request for our volunteers to visit your school or organization? Contact our outreach officers below.
