SCIENCE OUTREACH

January 2024

Volume 13

Connecting and Enhancing Community Engagement

Science Outreach will facilitate mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships between Princeton University Science educators and researchers. Science Outreach serves as a nexus connecting faculty, students, and postdocs with youth, schoolteachers, nonprofit organizations, and the broader community with the goal of increasing engagement, participation, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. Science Outreach supports Astrophysical Sciences, Center for Statistics and Machine Learning, Chemistry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Geosciences, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics, Princeton Neuroscience Institute, and Psychology.

SAVE THE DATE

Spring Into Science 2024

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Science Outreach will host its second annual Spring Into Science outreach event on Saturday, April 20, 2024, in the Frick Atrium and PNI. Spring into Science is an event open to all ten Science Outreach academic departments and all campus programs. Participants will include students (4th – 10th graders) from area schools, afterschool programs, and their families. Spring into Science is an outreach opportunity to share engaging and informative science with the community. Spring into Science activities can include small-group presentations, displays, and hands-on activities. Tables will be available for multiple groups in departments to participate. Use the QR code in the flyer to register your group.

Science Outreach Volunteer

OPPORTUNITIES

Urban Promise TRENTON

Urban Promise programs build a better future for kids and teens in Trenton. Their goal is to create and maintain programs that allow students the opportunity to progress in life skills, spirituality, and education with the support of a passionate team behind them.

Science Outreach at Urban Promise includes YOU sharing your science or an engaging hands-on activity with students in the Trenton community.

Urban Promise - Camp Truth - Volunteer Dates - Mondays 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm.

Monday, February 12
Monday, February 22
Monday, February 26
Monday, March 18
Monday, March 25
Monday, April 8
Monday, April 15
Monday, April 22

Urban Promise - Camp Grace - Volunteer Dates - Tuesday's 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

· Tuesday, February 6

· Tuesday, February 13

· Tuesday, February 20

· Tuesday, February 27

· Tuesday, March 19

· Tuesday, March 26

· Tuesday, April 9

· Tuesday, April 16

· Tuesday, April 23

· Tuesday, April 30

Click Here to Sign Up

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Science Saturdays at Three Local Libraries

In collaboration with the Trenton Public Library, the Ewing Library, and the Lawrence Library systems, Science Outreach will host Science Outreach Saturdays for students in K - 8th grades. Science Outreach Saturdays will take place once a month. If your lab or group would like to sign up to share a hands-on, engaging science activity with students, please indicate your interest by using the sign-up button below. Science Outreach will cover the cost of your materials and provide Lyft transportation if needed. You will be contacted to confirm a date and location. Please sign up no later than February 9, 2024. Assignments will be made in February 2024.

Trenton Free Public Library

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Saturday Science Dates

2024

Saturday, April 27

Lawrence Public Library

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Saturday Science Dates

2024

Saturday, February 10
Saturday, March 9
Saturday, April 13
Saturday, May 11

Ewing Public Library

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Saturday Science Dates

2024

Saturday, February 17
Saturday, March 16
Saturday, April 13
Saturday, May 11
Saturday, June 22

REACH OUT TO SCIENCE OUTREACH

If you would like to volunteer for any upcoming Science Outreach opportunity, please click the volunteer box below. Volunteers are frequently needed for new outreach opportunities at area schools and community programs.

Let's Keep Track Of Your Community Outreach

If you, your lab or your department facilitated an outreach opportunity, please complete the tracking form and upload a photo from your event. We will feature your opportunity in the next edition of the Science Outreach newsletter.

Science Outreah Tracking