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Days Off! for Grades K-5

When school is out, Saturday Academy is open!
Days Off! When school is out, Saturday Academy is open!

When school is out, Saturday Academy is open!

Guided by a different theme each day, students will enjoy the day centered around STEAM based exercises, projects, activities, and games.
Powered by the imagination, this dynamic workshop series introduces students to a wide range of skills, knowledge and real-world fun!

Each Days Off program takes place in-community at OHSU! Check the descriptions for specific locations.

Scholarship Support is available—we can help cover partial or full tuition! Start by filling out THIS FORM.

Each programing day runs 9am-4pm.

Programming Dates and Registration!

  • Time Travelers | Monday, January 27 2025 | PPS and BPS School Districts
  • Future Makers | Tuesday, January 28 2025 | PPS School District
  • Rainforest Discoveries | Monday, February 17 2025 | PPS, NSD, and BPS School Districts
  • Mysteries Decoded | Monday, March 3 2025 | PPS School District
  • STEAM Your Own Adventure | Friday, April 4 2025 | PPS School District
  • Machine Learning Innovators | Monday, April 7 2025 | PPS and BPS School Districts
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Step into our time machine and set your dial to the PAST!

Journey through the decades to explore critical discoveries that have impacted today!  With STEAM as our vehicle for exploration, students uncover the foundations of the modern world in this historical deep dive through fun-filled, dynamic activities.

NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATION

Travel to the future!

With a focus on clean energy solutions and sustainability , students will experiment with automation and develop an understanding of how to safely use technology in an AI world. Brainstorm possibilities through experimentation, engineering, design, and storytelling, imagining a world that celebrates machine learning.

NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATION

Explore the rainforest, from underground ecosystems to life in the canopy, and everything between.

With STEAM as our guide, dive into the animal kingdom fully.  Examine Amazonian weather, adaptation, and stories that invite students to create their own unique rainforest adventure in this immersive day off!

NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS

Location: OHSU School of Nursing, 899 S Gaines St, Portland, OR 97239

Students form their own detective agency and solve a mystery on this day of sleuthing like pros.

Refine skills like analytical observation and critical thinking, while working together to solve puzzles and conduct experiments. Fingerprints, invisible ink, and coded messages abound - can you crack the case?

NO LONGER ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS

Location: OHSU School of Nursing, 899 S Gaines St, Portland, OR 97239

Worlds collide in this genre-bending day where narrative meets STEAM.

Using story genre as our guide, students are led through a day of adventure with choice-making and improvisation offering surprises at every turn. From sci-fi to fantasy, history to thriller, students work together to dive into story, crafting their own STEAM journey with every collaborative decision or experiment along the way.

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Location: OHSU Auditorium Building, 3286 SW Research Drive, Portland, Oregon 97239

Take a day to explore the fundamentals of programming, LEGO robotics, as students experiment with automation and develop an understanding of how to safely use technology in an AI world.

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Location: OHSU Auditorium Building, 3286 SW Research Drive, Portland, Oregon 97239

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Our programs are made possible through the generous support of our corporate partners:

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OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF

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Henry Lea Hillman, Jr. Foundation
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Portland OR 97212

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