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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: 9 volunteers working with teachers and students in middle schools in Fairfax County, VA
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
Start Date: 1991
Description: 7 senior 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. Does 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 working with teachers and students in elementary and middle schools in Montgomery County, MD
Support: AAAS and MCPS
Program: RE-SEED
Leadership: Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Start Date: 1991, with National Science Foundation (NSF) funding
Description: 98 volunteers in middle schools in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, including 8 volunteers trained in a newly formed RE-SEED program run by Norwalk Community College in Connecticut
Support: EMC, NSF (as part of a MathSciencePartnership grant), and Norwalk Community College
Program: RESEED Silicon Valley
Leadership: Senior community, San Jose, CA; partners with San Jose State University
Start Date: 1998, with NSF and local industry funding
Description: 20 volunteers in middle schools
Support: RESEED and the Partnership for Student Success in Science (PS3) for training of volunteers
Program: ReSet
Leadership: Senior community, Washington, DC
Start Date: 1988
Description: Volunteers are assigned to one elementary-school class and commit six hours a semester
Support: Businesses, foundations, and professional societies
Program: Santa Fe Alliance for Science
Leadership: Senior community, Santa Fe, NM
Start Date: 2005
Description: More than 80 volunteers, providing support to a range of K-12 activities; the level of commitment varies
Support: Funding from the LANL (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Foundation; Los Alamos National Bank; McCune Foundation; Qforma, Inc.; Strategic Analytics, Inc.; and other companies and individuals
Program: 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
Support: Funding includes $1400 per volunteer, paid by participating schools, plus portions of grants
Send information about your program to:
Sarah Ingraffea
email address: singraff@aaas.org
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