Elementary School Programs
The STEP Program provides exciting hands-on science activities for elementary school students, such as monthly Saturday Science Days and DNA classes for students placed into local Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs.
Saturday Science Days
Join us for Saturday Science Days! Each month, students ages 8 to 13 will have the chance to explore a new science subject with City of Hope staff and scientists by participating in informative lessons and fun hands-on activities. Recent topics have included “Robotics”, “Crime Scene Investigators: No Escape” and “World of Color”. Saturday Science Days expose students to new ideas, topics, potential career paths and interests. The ultimate goal of the program is to instill a passion for STEM and expose youth to career options in science. We also want to make science fun! Saturday Science Days will run from October through August on the third Saturday of each month (no events in September). The materials needed to participate will be provided for you!
Upcoming Events
- October 21 - Mystery, Magic Madness
- November 18 - No Escape!
- December 16 - Whirlin' Water
- January 20 - The code of life
- February 17 - Kitchen Chemistry
- March 16 - Rainbow Science
- April 20 - STEP Olympics
- May 18 - ZAP! ZAP! Electric
Registration will open on the 1st of each month through the STEP
For more information, including how to register, please email, YouthSTEP@coh.org
Bradoaks Elementary Gifted And Talented Education (GATE)
DNA-focused classes | Fourth and Fifth
DNA-focused classes (4th and 5th Grades)
In 2016, STEP began working with Bradoaks Elementary School’s Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program to provide after-school science enrichment programming for fourth and fifth grade students. We hope that by extending our efforts, we can spark a greater interest in science and cancer research among students.
Through this partnership, STEP scientists meet with Bradoaks GATE students for five or six lessons. Students learn about new DNA-related topics each year and participate in hands-on activities related to the lessons.
For more information, please email, YouthSTEP@coh.org
We run several different programs for local middle school students both in school and out, including class visits and field trips, Saturday Seminars, Saturday Science Days, and our Scientist Training Camp.
STEP is excited to offer a variety of summer and academic year programs for high school students, such as our Online Hybrid Research Course and Saturday Seminars.
We host Saturday Science Days, visit classrooms in the LA area, give students tours of City of Hope, deliver presentations at workshops and have booths at community events.