Columbia Gorge STEM Hub

🚀Learn about space, science, and aviation through engaging demonstrations
and fun hands-on activities for the whole family. During the fair, you’ll have a chance
to interact with some of the top professionals in the community and the aerospace industry. You also get to explore the Museum’s newest space exhibit, Home Beyond Earth!

📅 Saturday, August 17, 2024, 11 am - 3 pm
📍The Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington 98108

Under 5: FREE, Ages 5-16: $5, Adults 18+: $7

Register here: https://www.museumofflight.org/exhibits-and-events/calendar-of-events/8028/space-walk?cache=0&utm_source=print-flier&utm_medium=qr-code&utm_campaign=Space-Walk

📅Save the date! August 1st for the GTA's Summer Party.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-gta-summer-party-tickets-934541547927

Get ready for the gorge tech community's best party of the summer! The 2024 GTA Summer Party is August 1st at Zepher in Bingen. Enjoy Murphy's brisket while enjoying cold beverages and chatting with GTA members and friends. It's the very best way to network... in a relaxed summer atmosphere!

🤖 (K-12) Chat GPT: Your Teaching Assistant - July 31 or Aug. 14

⭐Join the STEM Hub and other K-12 Educators from across the Gorge to explore how Chat GPT can reduce teacher workload in this virtual training!

👉Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecuExt5GmpU1UswvnJz_5j3ndXQc7UV2nRvvycVpB9lsnYTw/viewform

📐Register Today! K-12 Maker Education @ Gorge Makerspace - In-person Educator Workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 13

👧Join the STEM Hub in this hands-on workshop for K-12 educators - Learn how to turn abstract ideas into tangible experiences using maker tools and techniques. Get ready to ignite creativity and deeper learning in your classroom!

📍August 13 from 9 am - 12 pm at Gorge Maker Space in White Salmon

👉Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6KrTPC0CPlRwVb5X0TVm0GNbEbRfkIc_mkHKb-GBmpU5aqA/viewform

Interested in becoming a certified drone operator? Learn more below👇

CGCC Drone Pilot Classes If you are interested in becoming a Drone Pilot then this class is for you!

👩‍🏭Register Today! Future-Ready Teaching: Integrating Essential Soft Skills for Student Success - In-person training on July 30th

👨Middle and High School educators who are looking to learn actionable techniques for teaching students essential soft skills needed to excel in the workplace are welcome to join us in-person at Columbia Gorge ESD!

📍Tuesday, July 30, from 9am-1pm at Columbia Gorge ESD in The Dalles

👉Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgFKzDVoiwz--RMSKXOUC65LGgfcDy8F_H0dgXrYBEo5K67w/viewform

Can we build it? Let's find out! Join us for three days of epic STEM projects as we mix creativity with science! Sign up online at www.rootsschoolandmakery.com

Get ready for the gorge tech community's best party of the summer! The 2024 GTA Summer Party is August 1st at Zepher in Bingen. Enjoy Murphy's brisket while enjoying cold beverages and chatting with GTA members and friends. It's the very best way to network... in a relaxed summer atmosphere!

👏👏An heartfelt THANK YOU to all our industry partners, community partners, educational partners, and countless volunteers who helped make the 2024 STEM Fair a success! We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you!

Columbia Gorge Community College
Hood River County Sheriff's Office
Bonneville Power Administration
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area - U.S. Forest Service
Mid-Columbia Children's Council
Double Mountain Day Camp
The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library
Wonderworks Children's Museum
Four Rivers Family
Gorge Makerspace
Hood Aero
Google
Wasco County Conservation
A05 Robotics
GEAR

🐝It's not too late to register! PreK-Elementary STEM Training - August 5 & 6, 1:30-3:45 PM

👧Collaborate with other Preschool and Kindergarten teachers throughout the Gorge and deepen your knowledge of mathematics concepts and practices for your classroom!

📆Monday and Tuesday, August 5 and 6, 1:30-3:45 PM

👉Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3yJ4OPx_fULrSU70M2DRIHGs_nu77s_cTLv4JnpDI1cNhzA/viewform

👩‍⚕️Join the Mother/Daughter STEM Fair on July 25 in Bingen!

🧑‍🚀Women in STEM and tech industry jobs will host at booths set up in the park. The hosts will have an easy, fun and tech-oriented hands-on activity for the kids, and will also share a brief presentation on how their present careers evolved from their education in STEM, and/or what working as a woman in the tech industry is all about.

📅Thursday, July 25, 2024, 4-6pm
📍Daubenspeck Park
413 West Humboldt St.
Bingen, WA 98605
FREE EVENT!

👉Learn more:
https://crgta.org/event/gorge-women-in-stem-fair

Gorge Technology Alliance

🥙School District 21's Summer Mobile Meals provides FREE meals for ages 1-18 Monday-Friday until July 26th. View the schedule below 👇

🌞 Our Mobile Summer Meals will be back up and running tomorrow! 🚌🍎 Free meals are available for ages 1-18 until July 26th.

We're grateful to our partner(s) at Columbia Gorge Community College and to be part of "Project Playground" 🤸

CGCC, hospital partner on new play structure THE DALLES — Robert Wells-Clark was dropping his child off at the Great N Small childcare center in The Dalles about a year ago and noticed the playground equipment could

🗓️ The Jump Start Kindergarten Pool Party is happening August 17th at The Dalles Public Pool from 10am-12pm! Parents, remember to bring your swimsuits and dive in with your little ones! 💦

🎉🌞 Calling all Kindergarten kiddos and their awesome parents! 🌊🎈 Get ready to splash into summer at the Jump Start Kindergarten Pool Party! 🗓️ Mark your calendars for August 17th at The Dalles Public Pool. From 10am-12pm, it's going to be a morning of pure aquatic fun! 💦 Parents, remember to bring your swimsuits and dive in with your little ones – safety first! Siblings are welcome to join the fun too! 🏊‍♂️👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Don't miss out on this splashtastic event! 🌞👧👦

Save the Date! The Gorge Technology Alliance's Summer Party is happening August 1st! Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-gta-summer-party-tickets-934541547927

Get ready for the gorge tech community's best party of the summer! The 2024 GTA Summer Party is August 1st at Zepher in Bingen. Enjoy Murphy's brisket while enjoying cold beverages and chatting with GTA members and friends. It's the very best way to network... in a relaxed summer atmosphere!

Some great virtual PD offerings are happening on July 18th! 🍎

If you weren’t able to join us in Utah, we have an opportunity for you to still participate in some of the conference workshops. Join us for the free, Agriculture Elevated virtual conference on Thursday, July 18, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. ET. Eight fun and educational presentations will take place kicked off by Keynote Speaker, Author Jacquline Briggs Martin. Thank you to CHS Inc for their sponsorship to this virtual conference.

Registration is required. Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9IcpgwoSQ0KjMAIoT_-SbQ #/registration

To view the tentative schedule, click here:https://cdn.agclassroom.org/nat/data/conference/2024virtual.pdf

See you there!

🥪Food Pantry Resources for Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman County 👇

⭐Services available this summer through Mid-Columbia Center For Living's Children Team. Contact for more information:
Hood River: 541-386-2620
The Dalles: 541-296-5452

🔹Intensive Outpatient Support Services (IOSS) Skills Training
🔹Wrap-Around Services
🔹Early Assessment and Support Alliance
🔹Outpatient Therapy
🔹Parent Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT)
🔹Triple P Parent Education Classes & Workshops
🔹Youth Substance Use Disorder Services
🔹Youth Drop-In (14-17)
🔹School Based Clinician In-School Support

Learn more: https://www.mccfl.org/

South Wasco County S.D.'s Summer School Program for K-12 students begins July 9th, register today!

Don't forget, summer school starts July 9th!

⛪️Looking for some fun, low-cost outings to do this summer? Check out (literally) the Experience Pass from your local branch FVRLibraries - Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. Learn More: 👇

👉https://www.fvrl.org/experience-pass

📅July calendars are now available for Mid-Columbia Center for Living's Youth Drop-In program for youth 14-17. 👇

📦Explore the benefits of block play and woodworking for young children in this online & in-person class - more details below!

Registration is now open!
Earn 1 college credit and 10 hours of LEC in ORO in under a month!

Class starts online Monday, July 8th, 2024 and runs through Sunday, August 4, 2024.
There are two Saturdays to meet in-person, July 13th and July 27th.

Scholarships are available:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgRrzjakCF2qRaHT3GIJRcukwQXqFeEdwLCfSEuQF69WsMlA/viewform?usp=sf_link

You will EXPLORE the many BENEFITS, barriers and roles of block play and woodworking EXPERIENCES for young children including design, implementation, evaluation, and SOLUTIONS (2 years to school age).

Please reach out to schedule an appointment to start or continue your college journey!

Schedule an Appointment with Ryan or Rhianna:
Ryan Brusco, 541-506-6133
https://calendly.com/ryanbrusco

Rhianna Byrd, 541-506-6139
https://calendly.com/rhiannabyrd

🤖ELSI Virtual STEAM Camp is a free virtual professional learning opportunity for early childhood professionals. Register or learn more here: https://sites.google.com/oregonstate.edu/earlysteamoregon/events-and-trainings/virtual-steam-camp?authuser=0

🥪Free meals are available for ages 1-18 until July 26th. Dates/Times are below 👇

🌞 Our Mobile Summer Meals route has been updated starting today! 🚌🍎 Free meals are available for ages 1-18 until July 26th.

📍 Spread the word! 🥳

⚙RoboCamp @ Hood River New School - Aug. 12-16 or Aug. 19-23

⚙️Designed for 3-5th graders, students will learn robot building and more during this student-designed and run camp! No prior coding experience is needed.

👉Register here: https://www.hoodrivernewschool.org/store/p/robocamp

📐(K-12) Maker Education @ Gorge Makerspace: Tuesday, Aug. 13

👧Join the STEM Hub in this hands-on workshop for K-12 educators - learn how to turn abstract ideas into tangible experiences using maker tools and techniques. Get ready to ignite creativity and deeper learning in your classroom on August 13 from 9 am - 12 pm at Gorge Maker Space in White Salmon!

👉Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6KrTPC0CPlRwVb5X0TVm0GNbEbRfkIc_mkHKb-GBmpU5aqA/viewform

📅The 2024 Gorge STEM Fair is happening on Saturday, June 22nd, 2024, from 10 AM - 12 Noon in The Dalles!
📍Location: Columbia Gorge Community College (The Dalles Campus): 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058
⭐️Event is FREE & open to the public! All ages are welcome!
🧑‍🦰Come participate in hands-on, FAMILY-FRIENDLY activities that inspire the love of STEM in children and teens!
⭐️Booths will be hosted by local businesses, organizations, and school groups whose core work is in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics (STEM)!
⭐️Hosted by Columbia Gorge STEM Hub. Sponsors include Columbia Gorge Community College and Columbia Gorge Education Service District.
⭐️Learn more: https://www.gorgestem.org/stemfair
⭐️Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1560089088104940

📣Save the Date! The 2nd Annual Gorge Juneteenth Celebration will be happening Sunday June 16th at Jackson Park in Hood River!

☀️Enjoy FREE music, food and a community art project, celebrating freedom & our Black community!

📅Sunday, June 16, 2024, 3-6 PM
📍Jackson Park in Hood River

Questions? Contact [email protected]

💻OR High School Teachers: FREE, Paid PD Opportunities

The Portland Metro STEM Partnership (PMSP) and Greater Oregon STEM Hub (GO STEM) will be holding numerous professional learning opportunities for the High School Science for All, aka "Patterns" courses (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). Thanks to the WRAP (Well-Rounded Access Program) grant, participating Oregon high school science teachers can earn $50/hour to attend school-year PD sessions.

👉See Full Size Flyer:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y6FxbyCmhzquzJoy1x3V2oYK22YySiL_/view

👉See Course Overviews:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ePoEUAAYMGKsKVdxaK1hfEfSzWRtbgacQLSnhdUDRAk/edit