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    Aug 10, 2018
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    Introducing Saturday Academy's Equity Statement

    From: Jeri Janowsky, Ph.D., Previous Executive Director for Saturday Academy

    Saturday Academy recently completed a year-long training on equity and inclusion.  Why?  Because inspiring curiosity in all children means understanding them; where they are coming from and their specific needs.   After all, the students we serve today are the future of our community. 

    Aug 9, 2018
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    My Busy Week at Saturday Academy

    By Lanie Van Vleet, 6th grader and Saturday Academy Volunteer      

    Hi. My name is Lanie Van Vleet. I am 11 years old and I am a Sellwood Middle School student in the sixth grade. Before now I had never worked in my mom Libby Van Vleet’s office and decided it would be fun to learn more about Saturday Academy and the ASE Program. So I volunteered.                                  

    Jul 2, 2018
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    What Would The World be Like if 50% of All Engineers Were Female?

    My best guess, based on hundreds of discussions with 8 to 12 year olds, is that technology would be more comfortable for humans.  When I teach introductory engineering classes, I ask “If you were designing a BETTER car, what would you choose to do?”  In nearly every group – all girls, co-ed or all boys, there is a solution for traffic jams (e.g., “jumping” over cars or rivers).  No group has offered safety improvements (hopefully because they already feel safe).  The next level of design splits along gender.   Boys often would design better-looking cars (e.g., more metal, chan

    Mar 26, 2018
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    What Happened to TAG Challenge Camp?

    Saturday Academy (SA) was founded 35 years ago with the mission to engage young learners to follow their curiosity in science and technology.

    “Back in 1983 it Gail Whitney and Jackie Jackson worked in PPS and they noticed a lot of really bright kids weren’t engaging so they developed a model where students could follow their curiosity with hands-on learning.” – Gail Pyle, former Director of Classes & Camps at Saturday Academy*

    Mar 21, 2018
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    Girls Engage Technology program featured in Hillsboro Tribune

    Barbara Miner, GET Coordinator, spoke with Olivia Singer of the Forest-Grove Times and Hillsboro Tribune during a class at W. Verne McKinney Elementary School. Check out her article: Elementary Girls Learn to Program with Retired Intel Engineer.

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