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May 25, 2017

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Instructor Spotlight: Mara LeGrand

We are thrilled to add Mara LeGrand to our roster of community expert instructors this summer. Mara is an award-winning filmmaker, documentarian, screenwriter and songwriter. Her films Heart & Soil and Wild Horses in Winds of Change have received critical acclaim as well as national and international distribution.

Apr 27, 2017

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New Tracking Classes this Summer

Heads up animal enthusiasts, aspiring biologists, free spirits and wanderers! Saturday Academy has several upcoming classes focused around animal education and the outdoors, including

Apr 26, 2017

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ASE Alumni Spotlight: Kate LeBlanc

Kate LeBlanc absolutely loves the brain; it astounds, mystifies and challenges her. She discovered this fascination during the summer of 2015 while interning with Saturday Academy’s Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering (ASE) Program. For eight weeks, Kate worked full-time at the Portland VA Medical Center under the direction of three mentors. Kate was a bit overwhelmed at first, working in a lab 40 hours a week with esteemed researchers and accomplished graduate students.

Apr 3, 2017

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Top Three Reasons to Volunteer with Saturday Academy

Flashback to three months ago, before I began considering the ways in which I could engage myself philanthropically, my day-to-day seemed… okay. Just, okay. Pretty blah, if I’m being honest. But my life was hardly lacking in scheduled commitments. Some days felt insurmountable, and my reward for scaling to the top didn’t leave me feeling purposeful. Cue thoughts of, “Hmm… How can my life feel more purposeful? How can I get in touch with my beliefs and values while nurturing a sense of civic engagement?

Mar 23, 2017

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Get ready for the Solar Eclipse

Mark your calendars for August 21. You won’t want to miss the total solar eclipse!

The last total solar eclipse that was visible in Oregon occurred in 1979, and there won’t be another visible until 2108! On August 21st, the path of totality, or the path the moon’s shadow travels across Earth, will touch Oregon first, fully eclipsing at 10:15 AM and passing over the state in approximately 10 minutes, ending in South Carolina.