Cutting tiles, laying them on the tile trainer, and applying grout to ensure the tiles were smooth and even to complete the tile backsplash model.

Learning about the culinary arts: practicing their hand-eye coordination with chopping and using their math skills to learn measurements for the ingredients.

Using a suture simulator in the form of a human leg, slab of flesh and trainer, learning to use a suture needle, forceps and scissors safely and with precision.

Without the pressure of exams and daily school routines, summer break is the perfect opportunity to explore STEAM in a fun and relaxed setting. Our members have been enjoying their time in the Gene Haas Foundation STEAM Innovation Center with hands-on experiments and lessons that foster creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Learn more about the Gene Haas Foundation STEAM Innovation Center here.

Members from both Oxnard and Port Hueneme Clubs were also able to explore the California Science Center! They learned everything from how ecosystems affect and define each other, to how plants and animals grow, develop, and survive, to how humans design aircraft, spacecraft and space probes.

Thank you,

Erin Antrim

CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme