SAfG News & Events

**Discover Nature’s Superheroes🕷️🌿**

Looking for a fun, educational weekend activity for the whole family? Join Scientific Adventures for Girls at the library for a wild science adventure!
Discover how nature inspires amazing human inventions in this fun, hands-on biomimicry program. From spiderwebs to beetles, learn how the incredible designs of plants and animals spark the technology of tomorrow!
**💰 Cost:** **FREE!**
**👥 Who:** All ages welcome (Family Program)
🔗 For more information, visit: www.alamedafree.org/SAfG or check out the attached **June Flyer.jpg**.
♿ ***Accessibility Note:*** *If you need accessibility accommodations, translated information, or alternative formats, please contact ada@alamedaca.gov at least seven (7) working days before the event.*

Summer Break Science with Scientific Adventures for Girls!

Looking for a fun, educational, and free activity for the kids during this break? Join us for our **Summer Break Science** sessions! Bring your whole family to enjoy interactive, hands-on activities that make science come alive.
**Event Schedule & Details:**
**👥 Who:** Open to all families and children curious about science.
**💰 Cost:** **FREE!**
**Registration:** None needed—just drop in!
We look forward to building, experimenting, and learning together this summer! 👋

Upcoming

Events

Nature’s Superheroes🕷️🌿Biomimicry Sparks Wild Adventures! at Alameda Main Library - 1550 Oak St. Alameda, CA

All About STEM - The STEM Catalyst

Gender Gap in STEM articles

Media & Press

To find out more about Bay Area TK-6th grade STEM education or talk with Executive Director Amy Miller at 510-926-4089 or email marketing@scientificadventures.org

Media Coverage

September 2025 - SAfG was featured in Youth Today, in an article spotlighting high-quality afterschool STEM programs like ours that ignite curiosity, open career pathways, and inspire civic engagement—while also addressing the urgent challenges posed by proposed federal funding cuts.. Read the article here.

June 2025 - SAfG Co-Founder Courtenay Carr Heuer sits down for a Q&A with CityBiz. Read the article here.

May 2025 - SAfG was featured in GlobeNewswire for being chosen as a California Nonprofit of the Year. Read the article here.

May 2025 - SAfG was featured in The East Bay Times for being chosen as Nonprofit of the Year by Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks. Read the article here.

April 2025 - SAfG was highlighted on NBC Bay Area for their Climate in Crisis segment. Watch the video here.

March 2025 - SAfG was highlighted on NBC Bay Area News. Media attended SAfG’s 10 Year Gala and presented SAfG with a $30,000 grant check. Watch the video here.

August 2024 - SAfG chosen as one of eight local nonprofit organizations to receive the 2024 NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants. Read the press release here.

July 2024 - Scientific Adventures for Girls was featured on Telemundo Área de la Bahía. To watch the video here.

June 2024 - Scientific Adventures for Girls was featured in The East Bay Times, highlighting Executive Director Courtenay Carr Heuer’s induction into the Alameda Women’s Hall of Fame. Read the article here.

May 2024 - NBC Bay Area news interviewed Executive Director Courtenay Carr Heuer about SAfG’s work and her recent trip to The White House. Watch the video here.

February 2024 - Scientific Adventures for Girls’ virtual Family STEAM Night with The Lawrence Hall of Science was highlighted in The East Bay Times. Read the article here.

July 2023 - SAfG was highlighted in the Sharks’ Community Year in Review and their Community Annual Report. Together, we created 600 STEM Kits that were distributed to girls in the East Bay. We are grateful for our partnership with the sharks.

May 2023 - SAfG Graduate Ellyana Thornton has continued her STEM journey and was chosen for the Million Girl’s Moonshot Flight (MGM) Crew. She was one of 44 girls chosen nationally for MGM’s Flight Crew. As a flight crew member, Ellyana will serve as a national STEM ambassador. Her story was recently featured in the Richmond Pulse. Check out the article here.

April 2023 - Scientific Adventures for Girls featured on NBC Bay Area News highlighting how we are developing young scientists. Watch the video here.