Graduate Tacoma

FWEE Hydropower and Career STEM Academy
2019-06-24 08:00 - 2019-06-28 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Chelan County PUD Rocky Reach Visitor Center, 6151 US-97 ALT, Wenatchee, WA, 98001
Fly your own drone, experience a solar car challenge, build a hydroelectric model. Learn from the best in the industry, discover hydro industry careers and earn college credit. The Academy will be June 24–28 at Rocky Reach Dam. All high school students from FWEE member service areas can apply, including employee families. Per information and application, host families are available for students outside the Wenatchee area.
For more information: FWEE.ORG/ACADEMY

STEM Robotics Summer Camp
2019-06-29 08:30 - 12:30 | Grey Middle School, 6229 S Tyler St, Tacoma, WA, 98409, United States
This summer for the first time MESA is offering a series of one-week summer camps for middle school students covering STEM topics, such as Engineering, Gaming, Aeronautics and Robotics. The summer camp is designed to focus on four STEM topics and will be held in four different locations. Each camp will serve 25 students. Students will be allowed to participate in one camp only, Monday through Friday, with a topical field trip each Friday.

Who can attend: The camps are designed for middle school students. Students must be entering or attending middle school in the 2019/20 school year (ages 11-14).
How much will the camps cost: The camp is free and open to middle school students only.
MESA STEM Summer Camp schedule is as follows:
Each camp will be held 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, with the exception of Camp 4 which is an evening camp and will be held 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm with a day field trip on Friday August 9th. Camps will include snacks.

July 8th – 12th: Aeronautics, Tacoma Community College
July 22nd – 26th: Gaming, Baker Middle School
July 29th – August 2nd: Robotics, Grey Middle School
August 5th – 9th: Engineering, Graduate Tacoma (Note: this is an evening camp and will be held 5:30 – 8:30 pm)

How to Apply: Each camp will be limited to 25 students and placement is offered on a first-come first served basis. To apply, please visit the Tacoma MESA website at summer.tacomamesa.com. Here you will find additional program information and the application. You will have the opportunity to submit the application on line or you can print and send to the MESA Program Office.

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APCC Annual Samoa Cultural Week
2019-06-30 - 2019-07-06 | WA
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Info Sessions: Investing in Tacoma
2019-07-02 09:00 - 10:30 | FFTS Office, 919 S. 9th St, Tacoma, WA, 98405, United States
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded $2.5 million to be invested over the next two years into increasing the capacity and capability of the Graduate Tacoma community-wide movement!
The Foundation for Tacoma Students will direct these new funds into three investment areas: Community Partner Capacity & Capability; Data Capacity & Capability; and Postsecondary Access & Completion.
Sign up for a info session to learn more and help shape how these investments unfold!

Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Foundation for Tacoma Students Offices | 919 S. 9th St. Tacoma, WA 98405
9:00 – 10:30 AM
1:00 – 2:30 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Foundation for Tacoma Students Offices | 919 S. 9th St. Tacoma, WA 98405
9:00 – 10:30 AM
1:00 – 2:30 PM

STEM Aeronautics Summer Camps
2019-07-08 08:30 - 12:30 | Tacoma Community College, 6501 South 19th ST, Tacoma, WA, 98466, United States

Career Connected Learning Grant Info Session
2019-07-09 12:00 - 13:30 | FFTS Office, 919 S. 9th St, Tacoma, WA, 98405, United States
A Request for Proposal (RFP) for Career Connected Learning funds are to be released mid-July. The Tacoma STEAM Network will be hosting a lunch and learn information session on Tuesday, July 9th at noon. We will share information about the RFP and have Q&A to answer any questions you may have about this new and exciting opportunity.
Join us to learn more! Please RSVP by Monday, July 8th.
The Career Connected Washington plan, which builds the framework for a statewide career connected learning system, was signed into law this past session. House Bill (HB) 2158 establishes a Career Connected Learning (CCL) cross-agency workgroup to continue the work of establishing and expanding CCL program statewide.
HB 2158 also establishes competitive CCL grants, in which program intermediaries can apply. A program intermediary is an organization that works with multiple employers, labor partners, and educational institutions (within K-12 and postsecondary) to:

Develop curricula for new and innovative programs, and scale existing career awareness and exploration, career preparation, and endorsed career launch programs

Convene industry and educators to define CCL opportunities and align on needs

Generate demand with young adults and families

GenCyber Tacoma
2019-07-15 | WA
The GenCyber program provides summer cybersecurity camp experiences for students and teachers at the K‐12 level. The goals of the program are to increase interest in cybersecurity careers and diversity in the cybersecurity workforce of the nation, help all students understand correct and safe online behavior and how they can be good digital citizens. 2019 Gen Cyber Tacoma is focused on incoming 8th and 9th-grade students and is a free three‐week mid‐day camp.
The Tacoma camp is packed with fun learning activities from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, four days per week (Mon. ‐ Thurs.) for three weeks on University of Washington Tacoma Campus.
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