April 22, 2020 

On April 22, 1970, 20 million individuals took to the streets to demand greater protections for our planet. This became the world's first Earth Day as millions took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and call for action. April 22, 2020 marks the 50th year of Earth Day. To meet this moment, the Earth Day movement has organized a multitude of campaigns intended to activate at least a billion people worldwide to meet the 2020 theme of Climate Action. 

Leading up to Earth Day, we will be highlighting these campaigns in our STEM Saturdays newsletter to encourage out-of-school time programs to get youth involved. 

One such campaign is the Global Teach-In, where people around the world will take part in a series of lectures and/or discussions on the subject of environmental education, with the goal of reaching more than 500 million students and community members worldwide. 

Want to host a Global Teach-In event? 

Learn more and download the toolkit here.

February 22, 2020 @ 9 AM

Come out for the Introduction to United Robotics workshop on Saturday, February 22 from 9 AM - 3 PM at Ability 360 in Phoenix. This workshop is for teachers, parents, youth mentors, scout leaders, or anyone else who is interested to learn how robotics can be used to create fun and exciting inclusive STEM educational experiences. No prior robotics experience required.   United Robotics is a school-based or community-based robotics club for individuals, in grades 3 - 12) with intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and their non-typical peers. Dedicated to creating robotics experiences to provide individuals with disabilities opportunities to make new friends, find new hobbies, learn new skills, and develop independence. 

Learn more & register