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Synopsys Outreach Foundation Leadership Transition
After four years of service, Kate Houston has stepped down as President of the Synopsys Outreach Foundation. We appreciate her dedication and leadership to the organization's mission and adaptability during the pandemic. We wish Kate the best of luck in her next...
Synopsys Outreach Foundation in the News

Gentry Magazine – Nov 4, 2020
A Synchronous Solution
Synopsys Outreach Foundation works with RAFT and Santa Clara County Office of Education to get kits distributed at meal distribution sites at Title I schools.

NBC – Aug 1, 2019
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science & Technology Outreach Foundation Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Launches Campaign to Honor STEM Teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area
NBC – Jan 18, 2018
Sciencepalooza! 2018 Presented by the Synopsys Outreach Foundation
STEM Education Program News
Synopsys Outreach Foundation Leadership Transition
After four years of service, Kate Houston has stepped down as President of the Synopsys Outreach Foundation. We appreciate her dedication and leadership to the organization's mission and adaptability during the pandemic. We wish Kate the best of luck in her next...
Synopsys Outreach Foundation Sets Up ‘Shop’ in Bay Area Communities
Our first series of STEM Shops concluded in September 2022 and we could not be more thrilled! The brainchild of our STEM Programs Manager, Lauren Foote, the STEM Shops program was created in 2022 to ensure we were proactively meeting the ‘back to school’ needs of Bay...
STEM Shop Volunteer Registration
Synopsys Outreach FoundationVolunteer registration for our Fall STEM Shops has now closed, if you'd like to learn more about how to get involved with the Synopsys Outreach Foundation please sign up for our newsletter. “Invest in our...
RAFT Teacher of the Year Nominations Open!
RAFT's Teacher of the Year Awards recognize outstanding pre-K-12 teachers in the Bay Area who incorporate effective hands-on learning and/or maker education into their curriculum. This year, RAFT will recognize five teachers for their achievements in teaching STEAM...
Synopsys Outreach Foundation Partners with RAFT and the Krause Center of Innovation for their 2022 Teacher Training Series
As Bay Area teachers, students, and staff return from February break, the Synopsys Outreach Foundation is ramping up preparations for our Summer teacher professional development programs. We are pleased to be offering opportunities for all levels of educators...
Building an Anti-Racist Science Classroom: Science Teaching and Anti-Racism
From Trayvon Martin, to Ahmaud Arbery, to Breonna Taylor, our country is witnessing Black lives heinously taken from us. Our students are witnessing how society is responding to the loss of these lives, which is traumatizing for our Black students. What does this have...
Next Generation Science Events
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are well complimented by California’s innovative Environmental Principals and Concepts (EP&C). Project-based and problem-based learning (PBL) supports the dynamic integration of NGSS’s disciplinary core ideas, cross-cutting...
Distance Learning Resources for STEM Engagement
Animals The San Diego Zoo’s Global Academy brings wild animal investigations to K-12 digital classrooms by providing educators free access to their animal learning modules. Biomimicry Examples of design solutions from Biomimicry Institute will support educators in...
Community Education Partners and Citizen Science Projects for Outdoor & Environmental Science Distance Learning
Outdoor environmental education and distance learning on laptops seem diametrically opposed. K-12 teachers throughout California have always relied on community education partners for getting students into nature and interacting with flora and fauna during field...