Alamo STEM Ecosystem Events
Our Alamo STEM Ecosystem partners host many events throughout the year. We host monthly networking meetings that is open to all local STEM partners on the first Wednesday of each month from 8:30-9:30 am (hybrid format). Please read more details about this meeting and register on our Eventbrite page.
Come back to this event page often to check for new events posted to our site. If you have an event you’d like us to add, please share all the event information by completing the form on the Contact Us tab.
May 2022 Events
KLRN’s SEE Your Future Career Day Event at Texas A&M University-San Antonio
5/14/22 from 10 am – 1 pm
Free, in person event with a food truck, community booths, and career day speakers. Read more and register at KLRN.org/events
Lunar Eclipse Community Event at San Antonio College’s Garage #1 (top floor)
5/15/22 from 7:30 pm – 12:30 am
Free, in person event with food trucks, Scobee activities, astronomy clubs, and other community providers to meet. HEB has also donated Texas Starry Night ice cream pints to give away! Follow the Scobee Education Center for social media updates @sacscobee
SA Smart 2022 Finals at The San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology (SAMSAT)
5/26/22 from 9 am – 3 pm
Lecture/Panel for Middle and High School Students
Free, registration is not required
Event Website: www.sa-smart.org
SA Smart 2022 Finals. Watch final presentations for SA Smart: The Mayor’s K-12 Smart City Challenge, with middle and high school teams presenting their proposals for managing and using water in San Antonio.
ASE Youth Summer Camps
Youth Summer Camps Galore!
Our Informal Educator Summer Camp Database
Our local STEM museums and organizations have put together this great resource to help connect you to youth summer camp opportunities. Please see share this database with others and be sure to note which camps are full and which camps offer scholarships for youth to attend for FREE.
Summer Camps offerred by local Colleges & Universities
- Palo Alto College offers high-quality, affordable, and FUN summer camp options for children ages 5 to 17! Check out the summer camp options and register here: https://www.alamo.edu/pac/youthcamp
- St. Mary’s University’s School of Science, Engineering and Technology hosts a variety of summer day camps designed to inspire and inform. Camps very in length and subject and all the camps are designed for middle and high school students (with some offerings for younger participants). Check out their list of camps here: https://www.stmarytx.edu/outreach/summer-camps/
- UTSA’s ExploreSTEM@UTSA! is hopsting an Introduction to Autonomous Driving Camp from Monday, June 13th – Friday, June 17th! See their website for more information and please contact Dr. Kathy Ewoldt at kathy.ewoldt@utsa.edu, Dr. Wei Wang at wei.wang@utsa.edu, and Adriana Martinez from TWC at adriana.martinez@twc.state.tx.us to enroll.
This camp is supported Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Services (TWC-VR) and is free for the students and their families.
Each student will need a computer for programming and online meetings. TWC may also loan computers.
ASE Summer Teacher Professional Development Opportunities
Looking for local summer STEM professional development opportunities? Your search stops here!
UTSA – San Antonio Teacher Training Astronomy Academy – June 6-17, 2022
The 2022 SATTAA is offered to pre- and in-service teachers through the collaborative efforts of faculty in the College of Education and Human Development and the College of Science at UTSA. This free & virtual program will provide opportunities to deeply engage with astronomy education. Register here and email carmen.fies@utsa.edu for more information.
St. Mary’s University – ASM Teacher Camp – July 18-22, 2022
St. Mary’s University’s School of Science, Engineering and Technology hosts an ASM Teacher camp during the summer for math and science teachers of students in grades 6-12. Read more & register here. Email vjimenez@stmarytx.edu for more information.
UT Austin – WeTeach_CS – June 27-30 and July 18-20, 2022
UT Austin’s WeTeach_CS is a training program that provides support for implementing the WeTeach_CS for High School Curriculum. They offer virtual three-day workshops and then six virtual follow-up sessions in the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. Read more & register here.