2022 Year in Review

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Curiosity 24/7/365

My school is a Title I school. A lot of families are working full time and not in STEM jobs—a lot of farm workers and factory workers. Many families don’t have time to do science projects at home. The Virtual Field Trips were a great way for kids to experience it through their classroom. It also let them see a different side of jobs [in STEM careers] that they wouldn’t normally see. ADRIANA CHAVEZ, KENNEWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT, HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUMMER PRINCIPAL, STEM CURRICULUM SPECIALIST AT FUERZA ELEMENTARY

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Camps for Curious Minds

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR

This summer, Pacific Science Center’s campus reverberated once again with the sounds of summer campers, multi-generational families, and people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds discovering a new experience or delighting in a renewed exhibit. It was an inspiring soundtrack after the involuntary quiet of the last two years.

Your collective generosity made it possible for PacSci to innovate amidst the pandemic—increasing access to science statewide and delivering meaningful and impactful informal science education to youth, our members, guests and community.

We challenged ourselves to provide programs—and impact—in new, more accessible ways, employing technology to bring experiential science education directly to communities across the state.

We strengthened our commitment to statewide access to STEM programs for students in under-resourced schools and young people underrepresented in STEM fields. With your help, we increased the number of summer camp scholarships to kids who may not otherwise have been able to attend PacSci camps.

Now, as we welcome visitors back to campus and look forward to our 60th anniversary celebration in October, we invite you to take a closer look at the positive impact of our programs and outreach over the last fiscal year.

PacSci has continued to evolve since its founding at the 1962 World’s Fair, and we have much to look forward to as we continue to boldly step into the future. Your gifts power PacSci to be our community’s laboratory – a place that inspires experimentation, discovery, and critical thinking in us all. I hope you will join us as we continue to grow and expand to serve our community. Thank you!

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