The Mid Atlantic Celebra la Ciencia coalition continues to grow and is constantly developing new programs and outreach components for local schools and communities in the Mid Atlantic area which includes; Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. The main Mid Atlantic Celebra la Ciencia components include community festivals, afterschool programs, in-school workshops, the family science page, and the teacher's open house.
Community Festivals:
CLC participates in both large community festivals, and smaller events at schools and community centers throughout the year. At these festivals, a large CLC tent features various bilingual, hands-on family science activities, and Self Reliance Foundation also provides information about local science education and social service resources.
For a list of our upcoming events, please click here.
For a complete list of 2009 events and workshops, please click here.
After School Programs:
The Self-Reliance Foundation, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution National Zoo’s Community Science Workshop offer after school programming. This programming consists in science education outreach into the neighboring communities of Ward 1 and Ward 4 of Washington D.C. The primary objective of the after school programming is to engage students in underrepresented areas into learning about the sciences. The program also supplements educational information to the students with hands-on activities enriching their learning experiences. The programs are taught using an informal approach in teaching covering various subjects on:
CLC’s Family Science Page has been successfully published weekly in D.C.’s El Pregonero newspaper since August 2006, bringing science and health into the homes of Latino families every week. These pages include interviews with Latino scientists, at-home activities, and parent education articles, all to inspire families to incorporate and think about science and health in their daily life. CLC has been very privileged to include the activities and content from several WGBH programs in recent Family Science Pages, including “Curious George,” “Arthur,” and “FETCH!”.
In-School Workshops:
Currently, we are not offering the in-school workshops.
The main goals of the program are:
Informally educate students about science.
Expand their knowledge and experiences of students beyond the academic classroom.
Increase students’ science content knowledge.
Encourage a hands-on approach to the teaching of science to spark interest and excitement.
To introduce scientific reasoning as a structure for problem solving.
