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9 people are interested
Summer Camp Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity
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9 people are interested
Are you passionate about science, technology, engineering and math? Are you a future science educator, scientist, or science appreciator? Do you want to share your passion and excitement for science with children? Powerhouse Science Center is looking for you! We are currently seeking 4 excellent high school-aged volunteers to support our Summer Camp programming as Camp Assistants. As a Camp Assistant you will work be working on the ground with our Powerhouse Science Center educators, teaching, experimenting and creating during our week-long summer camps with topics ranging from physics and engineering, to healthy living and ecology.
Requirements
- Must be 16 years or older
- Available for daily 8 hour shifts throughout the summer
- Willingness to work with campers of all backgrounds and educational levels
- Able to follow directions from staff
- Comfortable speaking in front of groups
- Able to be flexible and creative
More opportunities with SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity
Location:
400 Jibboom Street, Sacramento, CA 95811, US
Mission Statement
Our directive is to bring K-12 schools, colleges, universities, libraries, museums, and other community resources together to remove barriers and build a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) learning ecosystem that broadens nd enriches each learner's personal journey, with the ultimate goal of inspiring more students to enter STEAM careers.
Description
Perched on the Sacramento River just north of Old Sacramento, a historic electrical power station, built in 1912, sat vacant and dilapidated for decades. Up until the early 2000s, a visitor was likely to encounter bats, cobwebs and dust.
But the late Dr. Evangeline Higginbotham, executive director of the city’s Discovery Museums, always thought of a multipurpose science museum as a dream within reach. Hers was the vision that spurred the City of Sacramento and the Powerhouse Science Center to transform the historic power station into a magnificent visitor destination committed to informal science education and experiences.
In 2005, the board of directors and the staff of the Powerhouse teamed up with preservation architects, construction managers, engineers and other experts to develop a comprehensive plan for the adaptive reuse of the historic power station and bring it back to life.
In a lauded public-private partnership spanning 15-plus years between the Powerhouse Science Center, the City of Sacramento, the Sacramento County Office of Education, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), and a range of corporate partners and individual donors, construction on the new science center was finally completed in 2021.
The Powerhouse Science Center was renamed and rebranded in 2020 as the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity, or simply MOSAC.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3615 Auburn BlvdSacramento, CA 95821
DATE POSTED
April 16, 2019
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Literacy / Reading
- Math / Science Instruction
- STEM
- Reading / Writing
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training