Samueli Academy students Cynthia Segura, Blanca Chavez and Eric Mondragon were honored recently at the Anaheim Ducks hockey rink during a ceremony to unveil new Ducks merchandise they helped create.
Read moreThrough collaboration with multiple local partners, the Orange County STEM Initiative (OC STEM) developed and implemented the Women Advancing Through Technology (WATT) program. The pilot was designed as a five-week AutoCAD class for 20 female residents from Jamboree’s affordable housing communities in Orange County and was created in hopes to begin addressing the shortage of women in STEM fields to a greater degree than many other professions.
Read moreThe Samueli Academy, the unveiling of its state-of-the-art building, and plans for the future were recently featured in the Orange County register.
Read moreAs a local extension to the annual ECE STEM Conference in Pasadena, OC STEM hosted a one-day conference in Orange County on February 20 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. Over 400 attendees gathered together to explore what STEM education looks like in the early childhood setting. The day featured dynamic speakers, interactive presentations, professional dialogue, and a surprise visit from Tinkerbell.
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