News and Updates
Synopsys Outreach Foundation Updates, News and Press Release
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...
Synopsys Outreach Foundation in the News
San Jose Mercury News – April 15, 2020
Kids bored at home? RAFT provides STEM learning kits to parents
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
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...
Providing Grants for At-Home STEM Activities: Synopsys Outreach Foundation is Proud to Participate in COVID-19 Response Efforts in Silicon Valley
With our strong commitment to enabling and celebrating students engaging in science projects, Synopsys Outreach Foundation pivoted some of its funding toward COVID-19 responses that directly benefit students in Silicon Valley most at-risk of learning loss due from...
Equitable Access to STEM Education: Supporting East Side Union High School District Teachers and Students
ADI (Argument-Driven Inquiry) Professional Development Training Synopsys Outreach Foundation is proud to sponsor Summer 2020 professional development training for all 150 science teachers from East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD) in Argument-Driven Inquiry...
Heidi Strahm Black: Santa Clara Valley’s Science Fairee Reflects on a Career in Science Education
“Sciencepalooza! started as a scrappy little thing at Eastridge Mall,” said Heidi Strahm Black who has served the East Side Union High School District since 1999 as coordinator of its annual science fair, sciencepalooza! Retiring in May 2020 from Synopsys Outreach...
Message from the President – August 1, 2019
Dear Students,
You are among the brightest young minds in California – future scientists, inventors, humanitarians, engineers, and CEOs.
While some will advance to state and international competitions through this process, every one of you, through your months of hard work and research, have achieved something incredible by just participating in your school’s science/STEM fair.