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Science Volunteer Programs
Here are a number of programs that provide meaningful assistance to teachers and students, as well as great personal satisfaction and enrichment to the STEM professionals who volunteer. Help us expand this list by sending information about your program to the email address at the bottom of this page.
Program: FCPS (Fairfax County Public Schools) Science Volunteer Project
Leadership: AAAS Senior Scientists and Engineers, Washington, DC
Start Date: 2007
Description: 15 volunteers in middle schools in Fairfax County, VA; volunteers attend school once a week
Support: AAAS and FCPS
Program: Las Cruces Public Schools Science Advisor Program
Leadership: The Science Education Alliance, a non-profit, 501(c)(3), Educational Corporation, Las Cruces, NM, working under the auspices of the Las Cruces Public Schools
Start Date: 1991
Description: Over 70 volunteers, providing support to a range of K-12 activities
Support: Local businesses and foundations
Program: Maine School Science Volunteers
Leadership: Senior community in southern Maine in the form of a 501(c)(3) organization
Start Date: 1995, with support from RE-SEED
Description: 20 volunteers in middle schools; Volunteers attend school once a week; some work in high schools, and mentoring in elementary schools
Support: IEEE Foundation, the Citigroup Foundation, and several local corporations
Program: MCPS (Montgomery County Public Schools) Science Volunteer Project
Leadership: AAAS Senior Scientists and Engineers, Washington, DC
Start Date: 2005
Description: 28 volunteers in 14 elementary and 9 middle schools in Montgomery County, MD; volunteers attend school once a week
Support: AAAS and MCPS
Program: RE-SEED
Leadership: Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Start Date: 1991, with National Science Foundation (NSF) funding
Description: 80 volunteers in middle schools in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island; volunteers attend school once a week
Support: EMC, NSF (as part of a MathSciencePartnership grant)
Program: RESEED Silicon Valley
Leadership: Senior community, San Jose, CA
Start Date: 1998, with NSF and local industry funding, in partnership with San Jose State University
Description: 20 volunteers in middle schools; volunteers attend school once a week
Support: Local companies
Program: ReSet
Leadership: Senior community, Washington, DC
Start Date: 1988
Description: 25 volunteers in the District of Columbia, Montgomery and Baltimore Counties in Maryland, and Arlington County in Virginia; volunteers are assigned to an elementary school class and commit to six hours a term
Support: Businesses, foundations, and professional societies
Program: Santa Fe Alliance for Science
Leadership: Senior community, Santa Fe, NM, in the form of a 501(c)(3)
Start Date: 2005
Description: More than 85 volunteers, providing support to a range of K-12 activities
Support: Funding from the LANL (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Foundation; Los Alamos National Bank; McCune Foundation; Qforma, Inc.; Strategic Analytics, Inc.; Santa Fe Partners in Education; and other companies and individuals
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Vistas and TOPS (Teaching Opportunities for Partners in Science)
Leadership: San Joaquin County Office of Education, Stockton, CA
Start Date: 1993 with funding from California Postsecondary Education Commission
Description: 42 volunteers in elementary schools in 5 northern California counties; volunteers commit to 80 hours per year
Support: Funding includes $1400 per volunteer, paid by participating schools, plus portions of grants
Send information about your program to:
sse@aaas.org
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