Your Guide to Community STEM Resources
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OVERVIEW & PURPOSE
STEM CONNECT promotes local STEM programs and resources by providing a comprehensive guide to connect Locals and Visitors of the Truckee North Tahoe Region to local STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Programs and Resources. STEM CONNECT also provides a coherent pathway through which different age groups can progress from one STEM program or resource to the next, developing them for the future.
Each program or resource promoted includes:
Name of Organization
Brief Summary Services or Programs provided
Age groups served
Contact Details for more information: Location, phone, email, website
TRUCKEE DONNER RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT
Homeschool STEAM and More Enrichment Day – Fridays 9:30 am – 2 pm at the Community Arts Center – 10046 Church Street, Truckee www.tdrpd.org, info@tdrpd.org, 530-582-7720, or www.tdrpd.org/arts, 530-550-4466
LEGO Robotics Summer Camp – Ages _____, Community Recreation Center, 10981 Truckee Way, Truckee www.tdrpd.org, 530-582-7720
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
Alder Creek Tuesdays STEM Day – Middle School STEM activities 2:15-6pm (STEM Activities 3-5pm) BGCNLT.ORG
Kings Beach STEM Room Elementary-Middle School – Mon-Fri 2:30-6PM (STEM Programming 3-5pm) BGCNLT.ORG
Kings Beach Teen Center – Middle School – High School Mon-Fri (Times) STEM Programming _________ bgcnlt.org
Truckee Elementary ________ bgcnlt.org
Incline Village ________ bgcnlt.org
EAA – Second Saturday Morning of each Month – Age 8?-17 – 8-10 am
Free Flights for youth under 18 years of age
Flight Simulator
Other STEM Programming – Website Link
TRUCKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STEM CLASSES / PROGRAMS:
ALDER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (ACMS)
STEM CLASSES / PROGRAMS:
ACES (A_____ C______ E______ S______) with a Robotics Rotation
TRUCKEE HIGH SCHOOL
STEM CLASSES / PROGRAMS:
HONORS PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING (HPOE)
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN (IED) – 3D Printers, etc.
GONE BOARDING 1 & 2 – Design and Build Skateboards, Snowboards, Surfboards, Paddleboards, Wakeboards, Skis, CNC Wood Cutting Machine
WELDING including Plasma Cutter
PHYSICS
MATH: Pre-Calculus and Calculus AB, BC (Calc 1 & 2)
TRUCKEE SNOWBOTICS: truckeerobotics1@gmail.com
Fridays 2:30 – 4pm at Truckee High School Room M5
Participates in the FIRST TECH CHALLENGE (FTC) www.firstinspires.org
Coach: Maura Corbin
President: Eden Sacks
CREEKSIDE SCHOOL – Olympic Village – K-12
STEM CLASSES / PROGRAMS:
SELS – K-8
STEM CLASSES / PROGRAMS:
SUGAR BOWL ACADEMY
STEM CLASSES / PROGRAMS:
TRUCKEE MAKERSPACE
STEM CLASSES / PROGRAMS:
3D PRINTING
LASER CUTTING
PLASMA CUTTER
CNC MACHINE
WELDING
WOODSHOP
YOUTH AND ADULT CLASSES
TAHOE TRUCKEE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUMMER STEAM CAMPS – WWW.TTUSD.ORG
FIRST INSPIRES ROBOTICS
Start your own Robotics Team or join an existing team
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL) K-8th Grades
FIRST TECH CHALLENGE (FTC) 7th-12th Grades
FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION (FRC). 9th-12th Grades
firstinspires.org