SA2U | Saturday Academy

SA2U brings Saturday Academy’s hands-on, in-depth classes taught by community experts to your neighborhood school. These on-site classes are available after-school and during late-opening days Monday through Friday. School administrators, teachers, after-school program coordinators or individual parents may schedule a class for their school. Occasionally, grant funding for individual schools or students is available. Financial aid is available to all students. SA2U classes are:

open to any student attending the school where the class is held;
designed for students in grades 2-8 (multi-grade classes for 2-3 , 3-5 , 6-8);
inquiry- and project-based classes that offer application of academic concepts in a supportive environment;
adjusted to accommodate specific academic ability levels and learning goals;
taught by content-area experts;
designed to support students in developing skills needed to meet Oregon State Benchmarks and standards;
available for up to 12 students per class.

No tests, No homework, No grades

Logistics

Select from the following:

School/Organization Model

$165 per contact hour, paid as one sum to Saturday Academy by the school/organization. (ex.: 1.5 hour class meeting eight times is $1,980)
Some classes may require an additional materials or equipment rental fee (see class descriptions for details).
Classes that exceed maximum enrollment, with pre-approval from the School-Based Program Coordinator, will be charged an additional $50 per student.
The site coordinator is responsible for advertising the class, registering the students and collecting demographics.

Student Model

$155 per student for a nine-hour class (1.5 hour class meeting six times)

$165 per student for a twelve-hour class (1.5 hour class meeting eight times)
The site coordinator is responsible for advertising the class and parents register and submit payment to Saturday Academy using a link provided to the site coordinator.

NOTE: What is the model for Late-opening? Is it different?

Wondering what to do to showcase the importance of STEM/STEAM to your students’ families? Schedule a demonstration. These SA2U mini-classes offer 90 to 120 minutes of STEM– or STEAM-focused content to be shared with families at your school events, such as Back-to-School Night, STEM/STEAM Night, Science Fairs, or other family-focused events. These hands-on Saturday Academy demonstrations have been developed to be offered to large numbers of students and their families attending a school-sponsored event. Contact your school principal for permission to offer one of these demonstrations.

Order a Full STEAM Ahead demonstration for your school:
Classes can be purchased in groups of four or eight. Each set of four classes will be from one subject area:

Creative Arts
Electronics
Engineering
Forensics
Geology
Math
Science

Wondering what to do to showcase the importance of STEM/STEAM to your students’ families? Schedule a demonstration. These SA2U mini-classes offer 90 to 120 minutes of STEM– or STEAM-focused content to be shared with families at your school events, such as Back-to-School Night, STEM/STEAM night, Science Fairs, or other family-focused events. These hands-on Saturday Academy demonstrations have been developed to be offered to large numbers of students and their families attending a school-sponsored event. Contact your school principal for permission to offer one of these demonstrations.

To schedule, contact Heidi Venneri, School-Based Program Coordinator (503.200.5859).