An After School STEM R&D Experience
For Grades 5-8
Registration Now Open for the 2019-2020 School Year
Want your students to participate in active STEM Research and Design programming that provides real world experiences in a fun and innovative way? Have your kiddos become an Innovator and experience robotics, horticulture, drones, architecture, entrepreneurship, art and more! The result? Applying knowledge by linking learning to life! Oh yes, and did we mention fun?
Scholarships and financial assistance opportunities are available for students who qualify. For more information contact us: programs@pastfoundation.org
Innovation In Teaching
Central Ohio Educators
FREE Professional Learning Opportunity
Join Fellow Central Ohio Elementary and Middle School Educators to collaborate, connect, and create problem-based content that focuses on real-world issues and engages your students. Elementary Educators will have the opportunity to focus on Environmental Science while Middle School Educators will focus on Aviation.
There are four components to this program:
- Easy to access online course to explore Design Thinking in September 2019
- Followed by a 1/2 day workshop to experience design challenge activities
- Concierge support throughout so your design challenge goes smoothly
- Wrap-up virtual discussion to share results
For more information on how to apply:
Only 25 fellowships each valued at $1,350 are available.
They are FREE and when they’re gone … they’re gone!
This Fellowship Opportunity is sponsored by
Online Virtual Tour of PAST
Maybe you've never been to the PAST Innovation Lab.
Now you can take a quick virtual tour!
Take our student created online tour which features the PAST Foundation offices, the PAST Innovation Lab, our embedded innovative engineering consortium AXP, and our Robotics Arenas. This experience allows for you to take a tour of our amazing 30,000 square foot facility in just one click.
Interested in Scheduling a tour with PAST?
A Trip To The Island of Tobago
Global Sustainability Program 2019
This year the OSU course on Global Sustainability turned its focus to the Island of Tobago in the Caribbean. Located less than 15 miles off the coast of Venezuela, the island state of Trinidad and Tobago represent a diverse population with a rich, multi-ethnic heritage, and diverse economy. This years 9 students from Metro Early College and Westerville High School partnered with ERIC, the Environmental Research Institute at Charlotteville to explore ways to redesign their coral nursery, create a social enterprise that helps support the environmental efforts of the Institute, and builds community awareness around the importance of reestablishing the coral reefs.
Saturday – October 12, 2019
10am-2pm
#GirlsWhoLead Summit
Location: The PAST Innovation Lab- 1003 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212
The 2019 Girls Who Lead Summit, hosted at PAST and co-sponsored by Haven Collective, will give 120 parents and students an opportunity to experience interactive breakout sessions based around STEM innovation with the opportunity to “try on” different STEM skills. The sessions will provide hands on opportunities for participants to examine their own vision and opportunities.
Saturday – November 2, 2019
7-10pm
STEM of Spirits
Location: The PAST Innovation Lab - 1003 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212
Similar to last year, our adult only event will showcase our local breweries, distilleries, and local chefs offering an opportunity for adults to experience different STEM activities.
