OSU Precollege Programs Blog and News

  Adventures in Learning is not just another summer program. AIL combines stimulating academic and social opportunities in a fun-filled 10-day experience that exposes participants to exciting and sophisticated areas of interest not usually found during the regular school year. AIL is designed for gifted, talented, and high-ability learners who have completed grades 5 or [...]

Volunteer with Kids has been awarded $10,427 from the OSU Women’s Giving Circle to continue their work in to the 2011-12 school year! Volunteer With Kids is a partnership of precollege programs that are working together to equip and connect students at Oregon State University with volunteer and paid opportunities to work with youth. Experiences [...]

The Scientists and Teachers in Education Partnerships Program (STEPs) at OSU will be offering free science workshops for K-12 educators on astronomy (Aug. 2-3), water sustainability (Aug. 15-17), and biotechnology (Au. 22-23). Information http://steps.oregonstate.edu/calendar or contact Kari van Zee at 541-737-4517 The STEPs program is a K-12 science outreach program at Oregon State University which is [...]

With the help of a grant from the Oregon Engineering and Technology Industry Council, Oregon State University’s Center for Outreach in Science and Engineering for Youth (COSEY) will provide summer camps infused with science & engineering curriculum. Local camps serving 5th -8th graders will include newly developed programming with a theme of sustainability, in an [...]

Be a mentor for PeaceJam 2011 with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum! April 15-17, 2011. PeaceJam is a powerful weekend for over 200 high school youth from around the Pacific Northwest. Our PeaceJam mentors are a crucial role in making this weekend such a success. Many mentors have been equally as inspired and [...]

For the fifth year, the 4-H Program at OSU has received an $80,000 grant to host an ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp.  Former astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris and ExxonMobil have partnered since 2006 to provide this two-week residential camp program free of charge to underserved middle school students at 30 college campuses across the [...]

This Tuesday and Wednesday only mention Saturday Academy at Pastini’s on 9th and Garfield in Corvallis and 50% of net proceeds will support a fantastic youth outreach program.

The 4-H Wildlife Stewards Program will be holding a training on Saturday, March 5. This class will explore outdoor youth education opportunities focusing on the specific habitat of Wetlands and Wet Prairies. This workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cheldelin Middle School and Jackson Frazier Wetland in Corvallis. Cost is [...]

Saturday Academy‘s Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering and Math (AWSEM) after school program garnered press in the Gazette-Times. Members of the science sorority, Sigma Delta Omega, mentor middle school and high school girls in hands-on activities provided by departments across campus including the College of Engineering, College of Pharmacy and many others. AWSEM strives [...]

Joel Cazares, a senior at Forest Grove High school and part of 4-H’s Tech Wizards program was chosen to visit Washington D.C. for a National Mentoring Summit where he was able to meet Michelle Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder.