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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.

Feb 7, 2017

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Get ready for Spring Break!

Spring break classes at our SA-Beaverton location offer hands-on, in-depth learning opportunities for students in grades 3-10. Explore chemistry, computer technology, geology, LEGO physics and pixel art. Spend your spring break exploring with a professional scientist, engineer or programmer and discover a new passion or delve into a discipline you already love. Financial aid is available.

Children smiling & having fun at Saturday Academy's camp

Jan 26, 2017

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Spirit Mountain supports STEAM Academy

Thanks to the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, Saturday Academy is excited to offer an academic summer camp to low-income students in the Portland community. STEAM Academy is a high-impact, full-day camp held at the University of Portland (UP) campus in North Portland for 4th-9th grade students. Students work with academic tutors and attend hands-on classes in science, technology, engineering, the arts and math (STEAM) taught by local professionals.

Jan 24, 2017

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ASE Alumni Spotlight: Nakul Sridhar

Saturday Academy’s Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering (ASE) program has quite the reputation in Corvallis. For over 20 years the ASE program has partnered with Oregon State University professors and researchers to provide Corvallis high school students the opportunity to have real-world, hands-on internships in the STEM fields. When he was a junior, Nakul Sridhar, decided to apply to this program he had heard so much about throughout his years at Crescent Valley High School.

Jan 18, 2017

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Why Do Hospitals Stay Open & Schools Close?

My husband was scheduled for a life-important spinal cord operation the morning the ice storm hit Portland last week. Our street is nearly impassible on a good day, let alone in an ice storm so we anticipated and scheduled a friend to take us across town at 4:30am in his “tank.” We worried the hospital would cancel the operation due to the inability to get physicians, nurses and staff there in this weather. They did not. It went as planned.