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Open STEM Educator Position at YSAWe are hiring! We are currently seeking a motivated, dedicated, and community-focused full-time educator to lead our youth programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Help build the next generation of leaders by using science as a tool and a way of life. More info...
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#GIVE YSA
Support YSA in fulfilling its mission by making a gift to the annual #GiveYSA fund. Thanks for supporting our youth programs and helping us reach our goal of raising $25,000.
Join Us for the 2023 Earth Day Summit
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Climate Change & Weather || Urban Sustainability
Water Quality || Science Communication Free Admission
Friday April 22, 2021 @ the Cameron Art Museum 5 - 6.30p Our youth have been working very hard on their science projects, and we are all very excited to share our ideas with the community so let’s support our future leaders by having a great turnout! Our youth will be sharing their science research on water quality, greenspace, local weather and urban sustainability issues through presentations, short films and discussions with the community. The summit will also feature climate change science demonstrations and activities from our ’Sidewalk Science’ youth. Promises to be a fun event for the whole family!
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YSA Invites You to Join Our "Bubbly" Night of FUN!Come join our beer tasting fundraiser at the Broomtail Pub & Arcade and help support our future science leaders in the community over a few "brewskis". Evening includes pairings of 3 beers with 3 food courses - local oysters, arepas, and empanadas, and a variety of desserts. Guest speakers, youth science demonstrations, silent auction and much more!
Cost: $65/person (21+)
When: Monday August 29 starting at 6.30p Location: Broomtail Pub & Arcade, 7211 Market St., Wilmington, NC 28411 |
Questions? Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please click here to contact our events team.
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#GiVAN' TuesdayThis van will replace YSA’s 20-year-old Toyota Sienna (>250,000 miles, 6 passenger capacity). The van requires constant maintenance and this limits participation of youth in our programs who do not have access to transportation.
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Our goal this "GiVAN' Tuesday" is to raise $25,000 so YSA can acquire a new 12-passenger van.
We will use the van to transport students and supplies for all YSA activities such as after-school pickups, field trips, and community programs. Typical local travel ranges 250-300 miles per week, and field expeditions range 300-400 miles in a day. 
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Join Us for the Earth Day SummitClimate Change & Weather || Urban Sustainability
Water Quality || Science Communication Free Admission
Friday April 22, 2021 @ the Cameron Art Museum 5 - 6.30p For questions email Dr. Rob at rob@ysa.world
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#GiVAN' Tuesday
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Our goal this "GiVAN' Tuesday" is to raise $25,000 so YSA can acquire a new 12-passenger van.
We will use the van to transport students and supplies for all YSA activities such as after-school pickups, field trips, and community programs. Can you help us reach our goal? |
Want to Sponsor GiVAN Tuesday?
We are seeking $1,000 from business to be a GiVAN’ Tuesday Sponsors, which will provide a match for all donations made on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Research shows that donors become motivated when each dollar becomes $2. Contributions are tax-deductible.
On Giving Tuesday, we will thank your organization, feature your logo on our social media, and push links to your social media or website. Your organization and logo will be featured on our website for the whole of 2022. |
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Please contact Dr. Rob directly to organize details or to discuss other Major Sponsorship opportunities.
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We are excited to announce Code Niñas is coming to GLOW Academy as part of a new and exciting STEM experience for our future girl coders!
Ever wanted to learn how to code a computer game, understand how to design your own website from scratch, or even how to build your own desktop computer? Then come and learn the basics of Python and HTML code and you will be a coder extraordinaire in no time! No prior experience necessary, just a love for computer science and having a good time along the way! |
Get Involved in the Inaugural Youth CAUSE Summit
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Our youth ambassadors did an awesome job presenting their research at our inaugural Youth CAUSE - Climate Action and Urban Sustainability Emissaries - Summit. This was truly an amazing collaboration between our youth and community stakeholders, discussing ways to use science to solve issues in our community.
Stay tuned for the release of our Youth CAUSE summit video soon!
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Science Communication
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Scientific Communication
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Social Innovation and Data Science
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Climate Change
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Urban Sustainability
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Public Health
Looking into COVID-19....the Global Health Pandemic
What do we do with this information? Well, this data gives the resources to the public so they can educate themselves on what is going on in their states and find ways to slow down the spread of COVID-19 while also figuring out ways to continue to protect themselves and their loved ones.
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North Carolina is recovering slowly.....By Darling, Justine, Ava, and Sarah
The question we are addressing is how the number of CoronaVirus cases is reflected in different counties. This question is important because in times like this we need to find which areas in our region are doing the worst and offer them aid while learning from the better ones to help improve ourselves as a whole. We expected to see counties such as Wake County with a higher amount of cases than the others because it includes the capital, Raleigh, where there is a high traffic of people coming in and out. Our group gathered information from websites accessible to the public, transformed the data into CSV files, and then proceeded to make it into a graph, making it easier to read and visualize. |
Wake and Johnston County had the most cases while Pender and Bladen County had the least cases. We were curious why Johnston County had so many rapidly growing cases but it was because Johnston county neighbors Wake, which is one of the counties with the most cases in North Carolina. This data shows how different COVID cases can be and how each county is treating the change to better their county. For example, the NCDHHS installed an acronym for what people should do when outside their homes. They call it the “Three W’s”, which stand for, wear a mask, wait six feet apart, and wash your hands.
Europe is recovering very well....By @Mady_Moldova
This question is important to ask because we warn people about how dangerous COVID-19 is to society, especially at-risk populations. I hypothesized that few people were infected in Europe, but my analyses show that number of cases were high, especially early on in the pandemic. The trends in Europe are improving though, which is great news! My recommendation is to 'stay home to save lives', which will help in continuing to flatten the curve. |
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South America should be carefulBy Genesis
I expected to see a higher amount of cases in higher populated countries in South America. The way I went about to figure out and answer my question was that I found out which countries people were interested in, then proceeded to find the COVID data of those countries and compared them. I graphed a total of 6 countries in South America and the top country was Peru and the lowest country with the least amount of cases in the graph was Honduras. A reason I believe Peru was so high in cases was because Peru is a neighbor country with Brazil. Brazil which is a country with 2.5 million cases as of July. Being so close to Brazil affects the amount of cases in Peru and other countries nearby. The graph includes 6 countries but it only is a small portion of all covid cases around the world. This little graph is only the baby of all cases. Coming to a conclusion based on the data, I would say, stay home and keep you and your loved ones safe. |
Programas virtuales
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"El futuro de la vida marina en un océano cambiante"
Dr. Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez. (“The Future of Marine Life in a Changing Ocean” - Dr. Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez. Wednesday 5/6 @ 1pm)
¿Sabía que dos tercios de nuestros océanos se ven afectados por actividades humanas como el cambio climático y la contaminación? Acompaña a la reconocida científica marina, la Dra. Deborah Iglesias-Rodriguez, profesora de la Universidad de California en Santa Bárbara, para aprender sobre los fascinantes animales y algas que viven en el océano, las carreras en ciencias marinas, y cómo usted también puede hacer una diferencia en la protección de nuestros ecosistemas costeros y oceánicos. ¡Promete ser una experiencia agradable!
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#BlackLivesMatterThe students, staff, and families of Young Scientist Academy stand in support of Black people during these difficult times. Racial equality and social justice are currently on trial each day on our streets in the form of protests and outrage. We condemn any instance of police brutality as an assault on human rights. More....
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YSA provides science that is affordable, flexible & accessible to all...
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CODE NIÑAS
Weekly afterschool program providing a series of fun and interactive workshops for hispanic girls in the world of information technology and computer science.
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SIDEWALK SCIENCE
Daily afterschool program collaborating with Voyage providing hands-on experiences, field expeditions, science experiments, coding, and more.
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VOLUNTEER
Sign up to become a volunteer. Help out with our in-person afterschool programs (Code Niñas and Sidewalk Science), Youth Cause Initiative, and online homework help.
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YSA Summer Science Program
YSA is here for all your summer science and technology adventures. Whether it be exploring the outdoors or being creative in our interactive, think-tank facilities, there is something for all our youth to experience real world science in a fun and nurturing environment. Every camp will involve hands-on lab activities, using technology, and field expeditions throughout the Cape Fear region, as well as collaborating with other non-profits in Wilmington to serve the downtown community and assist in conservation efforts in coastal habitats.
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Before and after camp care is also available with drop-off as early as 7.30a and pick-up as late as 5.30p.
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Camp Schedule
Marsh Mud & Microbes
June 15-19 - $180 Discover the biodiversity and marine science of muddy coastal habitats, learn how to research microbes and water quality first-hand by conducting field expeditions to pristine coastal salt marshes, use science techniques to create microbial art, and learn how you can use science and technology to protect these habitats. |
Aussie Wildlife & Traditions
June 22-26 - $180 Discover wildlife and scientific discoveries from 'Downunder' from a true blue Aussie! Learn about the science of bushfires. Come and engineer a boomerang, play a didgeridoo, play cricket and footy, and experience Aussie lingo and other traditions. Fair dinkum fun for all! |
Potions & Pyrotechnics
June 29 - July 3 - $180 Experience the fun of chemistry just in time for July 4! Campers will personally conduct many visually dynamic experiments to show how chemistry has been used to make important discoveries and used by society to solve problems in our everyday lives. Promises to be an "explosive" experience! |
Atmospheric Explorers I & II
Wk 1: July 6-10 Wk 2: July 13-17 $180 per week, 1 or 2 week options Ever wanted to launch a weather balloon to near-space? Well look no further with an action packed two weeks of discovery of what makes our atmosphere tick when it comes to weather and climate patterns. Learn how hurricanes form, engineer and launch a weather balloon, create technology to measure gases and clouds in the stratosphere, and create a short film on climate impacts on society. Spaces limited to 8 campers so be sure to sign up quickly. |
Sea Turtle Science
July 20-24 - $250 Sea turtles are simply fascinating creatures. Experience how to research sea turtles by interacting with real-world marine scientists to research their biology and habitats, and learn how to implement strategies to help conserve endangered sea turtle species. Camp includes a field trip to Bald Head Island to experience first hand excavation of a sea turtle nest. |
Jellyfish & Ocean Drifters
July 27-31 - $180 Come and experience the beautiful coastal open ocean with a global expert on jellyfish and plankton. Experience the fun of "jellyfishing" at the beach, construct kits to keep jellies at home, create jellyfish art to be displayed at an exhibition, perform lab experiments to discover how jellies are impacted by climate change.....and lots more! |
