Learning and Career Building Opportunities

B.A.T.S. aims to provide you with the most up-to-date information on STEM learning and career building opportunities. "Breaking news" type opportunities are regularly announced on our home page, and in more detail on our Facebook page here. You can also get these announcements via email with the Opps For B.A.T.S. newsletter. In addition, be sure to check out the list of upcoming events and ongoing programs below. Other websites to check include The California STEM Network, YouSTEM, YouResearch, Pathways to Science, TeenLife, The Connectory, the San Francisco Unified School District Science Department, the Global SPHERE Network, and the Rochester Institute of Technology. If you know of other STEM opportunities or resources to find them that we should be promoting, please contact us.

Upcoming Events

None at this time

Ongoing Bay Area Programs

Some of the best STEM programs and internships for teenagers in the country are provided in the Bay Area. Please visit the websites of our ever-growing colony of friends below for more information on these ongoing programs.

Museums and Science Centers

Youth Programs at the California Academy of Sciences
Teen Volunteer Opportunities at the Chabot Space & Science Center
Teen Internship Program at the Computer History Museum
High School Explainers at the Exploratorium
Teen Volunteer Opportunities at the Lawrence Hall of Science
Teen Internships at the Tech Museum of Innovation (powered by Galileo)

Colleges and Universities

University of California, Berkeley

Pre-College TRIO Programs
Summer Math And Science Honors (SMASH) Academy (in partnership with the Level Playing Field Institute)
College of Chemistry Summer Youth Intensive Program (SYIP)
College of Chemistry Berkeley Chemistry Research, Academics, and Mentoring (B-CRAM) Program
Girls in Engineering Program - Note: Program is for 5th, 6th, and 7th graders. High school students are welcome to volunteer.

Stanford University

Summer Math And Science Honors (SMASH) Academy (in partnership with the Level Playing Field Institute)
Stanford Earth Young Investigators
Cardiothoracic Surgical Skills and Education Center Stanford Summer Internship
Other STEM Programs for High School Students

University of California, San Francisco

University of California, Santa Cruz

Science Internship Program (SIP)

University of San Francisco

Upward Bound Math and Science Program

Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University/Sonoma County Office of Education Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP) - Note: Program is open only to students enrolled under the Sonoma County Office of Education umbrella

University of California (various campuses)

California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS)

Youth and Community Organizations

Y Scholars and Other Youth Programs at the YMCA-PG&E Teen Center
Innovate, collaborate, and create with TeenTechSF - Note: Monthly meetings at The Mix at SFPL. This program accepts student leaders March through June to organize the TeenTechSF Civic Hackathon (October), the TeenTechSF Global Youth Summit (December), and the TeenTechSF spring conference (April).
Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens (BEETS)
In-house training programs with Youth Radio
Sustainable Youth Internships with EarthTeam

Laboratories and Other Research Facilities

Introductory College Level Experience in Microbiology (iCLEM) at the Joint BioEnergy Institute -
Note: This is a summer program open only to students enrolled in Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco schools who meet certain eligibility requirements. See website for full details.

Maker Spaces

The Mix at the San Francisco Main Public Library in the San Francisco Civic Center. - Note: This FREE program pairs media mentors with teens 13-18 years old in 1:1 interest-driven learning in digital media, including 3D animation, robotics, game design, and audio and video production!

Meaning Maker Studio at the Alameda County Office of Education (313 W. Winton Ave. near the Hayward BART station) - Note: Students can drop in the first Wed of every month to come learn how to use 3D printers, laser cutters, robots, CNC routers, Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, and other electronics. The program is free but attendees should pre-register on Eventbrite.

Classroom Visits

These organizations will visit your classroom, so ask your teacher to check them out and sign 'em up!

Green Art Workshop is a hands-on, eco-conscious program that brings teaching artists into classrooms to help students re-envision everyday discarded materials while encouraging environmental awareness and critical thinking throughout the creative process.
Planet Bee Foundation is dedicated to creating a green minded generation by inspiring environmental stewardship and individual action through the teaching lens of the struggling honey bee.

More to Come!

We are working to grow this list as much as possible, so please check back frequently.