Opportunities From: Berkeley Lab

Science en Acción (SeA) is a 4 day, spring break camp (April 8-11, 2026) for English learning/Spanish-English bilingual high school students who are interested in learning more about STEM and career opportunities at Berkeley Lab. Activities include tours of Berkeley Lab facilities, career talks with scientists, and workshops both at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley. These events will be in English and Spanish. 

We are looking for volunteers to meet and greet students and their families at the Downtown Berkeley BART station and guide them to Lab shuttles or to UC Berkeley. Available shifts are as follows:

9:00-10:00am on Thursday, April 9th: Meet and greet students at the Downtown Berkeley BART station and guide them to Lab shuttles, then guide students to classroom in Building 50A.

9:00-10:00am on Friday, April 10th: Meet and greet students at the Downtown Berkeley BART station and guide them to Lab shuttles, then guide students to classroom in Building 50A.

9:00-10:00am on Saturday, April 11th: Meet and greet families at Downtown Berkeley BART station and walk to UC Berkeley Physics South building (by the Campanile).

Spanish proficiency required. Volunteers can sign up for any or all of these shifts. Volunteers will be accompanied by at least one K-12 team member. For any questions, please contact Elina Rios (erios@lbl.gov) .

Science en Acción (SeA) is a spring break camp (April 8-11, 2026) for English learning/Spanish-English bilingual students who are interested in learning more about STEM and career opportunities at Berkeley Lab. Activities include tours of Berkeley Lab facilities, career talks with scientists, and workshops both at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley. These events will be in English and Spanish.
 
We are seeking facilitators to work with students to support them through hands-on STEM activities. On Thursday (April 9), students will be using Foldscopes (portable microscopes) to look at various samples at the UC Botanical Garden. On Friday (April 10), students will be completing an introductory coding and circuitry activity. 
No prior STEM expertise is needed for any of the activities. Volunteers will be asked to sign up for a one-hour workshop training session during the month of March (multiple dates will be offered). Although Spanish proficiency is not required (translators will be present), it is preferred. 
All volunteers participating in K-12 programs must complete an online working with minors course, sign and submit a CANRA form, and pass a background check.
 
For any questions please contact K-12 Special Programs Manager, Elina D Rios at erios@lbl.gov

Science en Acción (SeA) is a spring break camp (April 8-11, 2026) for English learning/Spanish-English bilingual students who are interested in learning more about STEM and career opportunities at Berkeley Lab. Activities include tours of Berkeley Lab facilities, career talks with scientists, and workshops both at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley. These events will be in English and Spanish.  
We are seeking application readers for SeA 2026. Application readers will look over student application materials including short essay answers, teacher recommendations, etc and will award points using a provided rubric and give overall recommendations to help the K-12 team select the 2026 cohort. Spanish proficiency encouraged but not required. 

Readers will be given an application guide and video training. We estimate it will take around 2 hours for readers to review applications. Application readers will be given material to read over from February 3rd to February 17th.  
For any questions please contact Special Programs and Volunteer Manager, Elina D Rios (erios@lbl.gov)