ASTC is organizing all science center networks to participate in the COP21 meeting later this year. COP21 events will be interactive and streamed live online (viewing details to be announced at a later date). ASTC has been looking for an opportunity to allow all members to actively participate in the event, as well, which led... Read More
On March 10, 2015, hundreds of afterschool advocates gathered in Washington, DC to visit Capitol Hill and communicate their support for the impact and importance of federal investments in afterschool programs as part of the 15th Afterschool For All Challenge. ASTC and the Afterschool Alliance, through funding from the Noyce Foundation, participated in the Afterschool... Read More
Join us for an informational webinar on Earth Day to learn how to host a Youth Climate Summit and engage high school students in a dialogue on Climate Change! On April 22, 2015 please join us for a live webinar showcasing The Wild Center’s Youth Climate Summit — designed by and for high school students.... Read More
Looking for ways to partner with afterschool organizations in your community? Want to hear how other members of the ASTC community have developed and used these partnerships? Over the past year, ASTC and the Afterschool Alliance have worked together through our Commitment to Action for the Clinton Global Initiative to foster partnerships between science centers... Read More
A shared model for implementation by science centers ASTC and The Wild Center have teamed up to share a successful program format designed to target your region’s high school and college students. This effort is based on a successful model developed by The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, New York over the last six years... Read More
Whether you are considering an educational program, an exhibit or exhibition, or another type of informal learning experience, the inclusion and representation of diverse perspectives and portrayals is of vital importance. But how do we plan our efforts in an effective and culturally responsive way, and what are the costs of not doing so? In... Read More
As communities across the country celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 19, 2015, ASTC teamed up with the U.S. Department of Energy and BP America to host a kickoff event for the 2015 Minorities in Energy (MIE) STEM and Energy Literacy Series. The MIE initiative seeks to inspire youth from underrepresented communities to... Read More
Identifying fossils, creating Rube Goldberg machines, completing circuits, and saving “Fred, the Worm” are just a few of the activities that sparked imagination, curiosity, and innovation in 3,500 school-age youth as part of the 15th annual Lights On Afterschool (LOA) celebration. Through funding from the Noyce Foundation, ASTC and the Afterschool Alliance awarded Lights On... Read More
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is vital to our future, but what does STEM literacy mean to you? That’s what Change the Equation, an organization that works with schools and communities to improve STEM education, wants to hear from you. The Show Us Your STEM campaign is a crowdsourcing effort to hear from... Read More
ASTC and the Biogen Idec Foundation are proud to announce the launch of the World Biotech Tour (WBT), a multi-year project designed to increase the impact and visibility of biotechnology to youth, the general public, and underserved communities in an effort to promote science literacy worldwide. The WBT will improve the professional capacity of science... Read More
