Learning and Career Building Opportunities
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.
B.A.T.S. aims to provide you with the most up-to-date information on STEM learning and career building opportunities. “Breaking news” opportunities are regularly announced on our home page, and in more detail on our Facebook and Instagram pages. You can also get these announcements via email with the Opps For B.A.T.S. newsletter.
Other websites to check include The California STEM Network, UC Berkeley’s STAR database, Pathways to Science, TeenLife, The Connectory, the San Francisco Unified School District Science Department, 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.
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- Museums and Science Centers
- Colleges and Universities
- Camps
- Zoos and Aquaria
- Parks, Recreation Areas, and Preserves
- Youth and Community Organizations
- Laboratories and Other Research Facilities
- Maker Spaces
- Classroom Visits
Museums and Science Centers
- Youth Programs at the California Academy of Sciences
- Teen Programs 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 rising 6th, 7th, and 8th 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
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)
Camps
- Summer and Online Camps with AI Camp
- Summer Internships with Galileo Innovation Camps
- STEM Academy with GIRL STEM STARS
- iD Tech Summer Programs with five distinct programs and various locations to choose from
- Lighthouse Summer Programs
Zoos and Aquaria
- Youth Programs at the California Academy of Sciences
- Youth Crew at the Marine Mammal Center
- Teen Programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Teen Programs at the Oakland Zoo
- Teen Volunteer Opportunities at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens
Parks, Recreation Areas, and Preserves
- Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders (I-YEL) at the Crissy Field Center in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Youth Crew at the Marine Mammal Center in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- TeenNat Program at Pepperwood Preserve
Youth and Community Organizations
- Y Scholars and Other Youth Programs at the YMCA-PG&E Teen Center
- Innovate, collaborate, and create with TeenTechSF
- Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens (BEETS)
- In-house training programs withYouth 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 high schools in Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties 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!
Classroom Visits
These organizations will visit your classroom, so ask your teacher to check them out and sign ’em up!
- 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.