STEM opportunities for Bay Area teens
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Welcome to the Bay Area Teen Science (B.A.T.S.) blog!
If you learned about this blog from our recent emails, we’re glad you made the move with us. Changes to our email platform have prompted us to shift to a blog to ensure we can continue communicating with our growing audience. What to expect: Instead of a periodic newsletter, we…
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Build Your Own Drone Class
Join Kids Teach Tech on Saturday, February 21st and 28th for a Build Your Own Drone class from 10 AM to 3 PM. Students will design, build and fly their own drones. No prior experience is required. Learn more and apply on the event page.
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Build, Code, Compete: An Introduction to FTC Robotics with Mecha Mantises and Scientific Adventures for Girls
Join Scientific Adventures for Girls’s STEM Scholar Club and the Mecha Mantises robotics team for a fun, interactive session exploring the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) National Robotics Program! Learn what FTC is, how robotics teams work, and how you can get involved in building, coding, and competing. Perfect for teens…
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2026 Teen Wellness Summit on Mental Health
Announcing the 2026 Teen Wellness Summit on Mental Health, a free daylong gathering for 150 Bay Area teens to gain knowledge, learn new skills, reduce stigma around mental health, get helpful resources, and have fun! Learn more and register at https://sep.ucsf.edu/programs/high-school-students/wellness-summit-mental-health/. The Summit is a culmination of the Teen Wellness…
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The UCSF Program for the Investigation and Training in Careers in Health (PITCH)
The UCSF Program for the Investigation and Training in Careers in Health (PITCH) is an immersive three-week summer program designed to inspire and empower first-generation and low-income students interested in exploring health and medical sciences careers. Learn more and apply at http://cseo.ucsf.edu/PITCH Through hands-on learning and mentorship, PITCH participants will:…
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Free Public Astronomy Talk on Dark Energy Jan. 28th
On Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 at 7 pm (PST), Dr. Robert Kirshner (Thirty-Meter Telescope Obs.) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled: “Discovering Dark Energy and New Developments in our Understanding” in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, in Los Altos (see directions below) The talk is part of the Silicon Valley…