Science en Acción (SeA) is a 3 day, spring break camp (April 7-9, 2022) 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. Please note that due to COVID-19 restrictions SeA may be a virtual program.
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 Friday, April 8th: Meet and greet students at the Downtown Berkeley BART station and guide them to Lab shuttles, then guide students to classroom in Building 2 once the shuttle arrives at the Lab.
9:00-10:00am on Saturday, April 9th: Meet and greet students at the Downtown Berkeley BART station and walk to UC Berkeley Physics department.
3:00-4:00pm on Saturday, April 9th: Meet and greet families at Downtown Berkeley BART station and walk to UC Berkeley conference room.
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.
All volunteers participating in K-12 programs must complete an online working with minors course (~90 minutes), sign and submit a CANRA form, and pass a background check.
For any questions, please contact Elina Rios (erios@lbl.gov) or Alisa Bettale (abettale@lbl.gov).
