For Teens — Overview

  • Bay Area teens learn to program a robot to behave like a cell at the Cellular Construction Workshop at UCSF.
    Bay Area teens learn to program a robot to behave like a cell at the Cellular Construction Workshop at UCSF.
  • Bay Area Teens Conducting an Insect BioBlitz at the 2016 B.A.T.S. Teen Career Conference
    Bay Area Teens Conducting an Insect BioBlitz at the 2016 B.A.T.S. Teen Career Conference
  • Careers in Science Interns at the California Academy of Sciences
    Careers in Science Interns at the California Academy of Sciences
  • Try out different tech careers and meet mentors from the tech industry at Lighthouse Summer Programs
    Try out different tech careers and meet mentors from the tech industry at Lighthouse Summer Programs
  • Try out different tech careers and meet mentors from the tech industry at Lighthouse Summer Programs
    Try out different tech careers and meet mentors from the tech industry at Lighthouse Summer Programs
  • Thrill Fest Flyer
  • The iCLEM program at the Joint BioEnergy Institute
    2016 iCLEM (Introductory College Level Experience in Microbiology) students and mentors at JBEI (Joint Bioenergy Institute).
  • Teen Volunteers at the Lawrence Hall of Science
    Teen Volunteers at the Lawrence Hall of Science
  • Sonoma State University/Sonoma County Office of Education Summer High School Internship Program
    Sonoma State University/Sonoma County Office of Education Summer High School Internship Program
  • San Francisco Zoo Teen Volunteers Host the 2016 B.A.T.S. Teen Career Conference
    San Francisco Zoo Teen Volunteers Host the 2016 B.A.T.S. Teen Career Conference
  • San Francisco Health Investigators (SF HI) is a research program that leverages San Francisco students’ cultural knowledge as they take on the role of Student Researchers and investigate the awareness, knowledge, and attitudes about current health issues in their communities.
    San Francisco Health Investigators (SF HI) is a research program that leverages San Francisco students’ cultural knowledge as they take on the role of Student Researchers and investigate the awareness, knowledge, and attitudes about current health issues in their communities.
  • Teen Environmental Education Mentorship (TEEM) is NatureBridge’s volunteer environmental education internship and leadership program for San Francisco and Marin high school students that allows participating teens to gain firsthand knowledge about the field of environmental education through field trips, one-on-one mentorships with professional educators, and by leading interactive activities with elementary school students.
    Teen Environmental Education Mentorship (TEEM) is NatureBridge’s volunteer environmental education internship and leadership program for San Francisco and Marin high school students that allows participating teens to gain firsthand knowledge about the field of environmental education through field trips, one-on-one mentorships with professional educators, and by leading interactive activities with elementary school students.
  • Backpack through Yosemite or Olympic National Park while conducting your own environmental science project with NatureBridge Summer Backpacking
    Backpack through Yosemite or Olympic National Park while conducting your own environmental science project with NatureBridge Summer Backpacking
  • Backpack through Yosemite or Olympic National Park while conducting your own environmental science project with NatureBridge Summer Backpacking
    Backpack through Yosemite or Olympic National Park while conducting your own environmental science project with NatureBridge Summer Backpacking
  • Lawrence Hall of Science Teen Volunteers with Program's Outreach Van
    Lawrence Hall of Science Teen Volunteers with Program’s Outreach Van
  • Lawrence Hall of Science Teen Volunteer Engages a Younger Child
    Lawrence Hall of Science Teen Volunteer Engages a Younger Child
  • GIRL STEM STARS visit NASA!
    GIRL STEM STARS visit NASA!
  • GIRL STEM STARS check out drones!
    GIRL STEM STARS check out drones!
  • UC Berkeley Girls in Engineering gives students the opportunity to experience hands-on learning activities
    UC Berkeley Girls in Engineering gives students the opportunity to experience hands-on learning activities
  • Teachers and high school students learn cell reprogramming as a team at the Cellular Construction Workshop at UCSF
    Teachers and high school students learn cell reprogramming as a team at the Cellular Construction Workshop at UCSF
  • Become a teen volunteer at the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens
    Become a teen volunteer at the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens

Overview

Bay Area Teen Science (B.A.T.S.) is your portal to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) opportunities for all San Francisco Bay Area teens. We promote STEM learning, college readiness, career building, collaborating, and networking through a variety of services and other offerings, including: