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STEM Shop Volunteer Registration
Synopsys Outreach Foundation “Invest in our teachers, and our children will succeed.” — Barack Obama The Synopsys Outreach Foundation wants to invest in new, local teachers with supplies and gratitude as they prepare to start their careers and classrooms! The...
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
STEM Shop Volunteer Registration
Synopsys Outreach Foundation “Invest in our teachers, and our children will succeed.” — Barack Obama The Synopsys Outreach Foundation wants to invest in new, local teachers with supplies and gratitude as they prepare to start their careers and classrooms! The...
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...
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...