Learn how Academy Youth Programs engage teens in STEM and environmental learning across the Bay Area and beyond.

SAC Newsroom

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View press coverage and peruse the latest articles and blog posts profiling SAC.

Finding My Voice in 2020

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KQED

Academy youth speak up about racism and environmental justice through the KQED Youth Media Challenge.

Lead With Confidence

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What do Birds Eat?

SAC partnered with e-learning firm Kineo to create online trainings that prepare and empower educators.

Connected Science Learning

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SAC builds cross-sector collaborations that expand youth access to high quality STEM education.

In the News

Building Youth STEM Identities

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Alaska Network youth

Youth in Alaska learn to think and act like scientists by participating in SAC hands-on investigations.

Youth in Alaska learn to think and act like scientists by participating in SAC hands-on investigations.

Citizen Science Toolkit

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Find tools and structured opportunities to integrate citizen science into your classroom.

Investigating Nature After School

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Science Action Club participants in Montana conduct an experiment with feathers.

The Pisces Foundation supports SAC in expanding access to transformative environmental education.

The Pisces Foundation supports SAC in expanding access to transformative environmental education.

Videos

Watch an Afterschool Nugget

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Students explore nature and engage with citizen science during an outdoor bioblitz.

Explore SAC’s connection to citizen science and how it can be used to keep youth & families connected to nature.

All of the -ites

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Gems and minerals aren’t just beautiful— they’re inside your cell phone and critical to your plasma TV!

Pterosaurs Music Video

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You thought pterodactyls were dinosaurs, didn't you? In this science parody, the TASC Force will school you.

Youth programs

The Academy provides a variety of out-of-school-time programs for middle and high school-aged youth, with applications opening seasonally.

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