Festivals

Transform your multipurpose room or other large space into a festival of hands-on learning stations that get the whole school involved in science and math. Festivals are great for your open house and community fair.

Search Offerings
Find the program just right for your group by searching our PFS&CG catalog for "festivals".

Length
2 or 3 (approximately 50-minute) sessions

Available

at LHS
Monday through Friday
at 10:00 a.m., 11:10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m., October through early June. Fees include admission to LHS exhibits. If your group is less than the minimum enrollment of 40 students, we will attempt to pair you with other enrolled groups. However, if a scheduled assembly does not meet a minimum enrollment of 40 students, you will be notified in advance of its cancellation.

at Your School
Monday through Friday, days and evenings, except as noted in descriptions.

Group Size
Maximum of 100–150 students per session; see individual descriptions for details.

Prices
See festival descriptions for prices. Discounts are available for festivals that are presented on consecutive days at the same location.

Story

  • 1972 Storm left ice adn snow on the Berkeley hills

    Remembering Another Winter

    December 1972 began as an unexceptional month, although somewhat rainier than usual. At the end of the first week a light snow fell – unusual but not rare.

  • Phila Rogers

    The Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count

    This year the Oakland count day fell on Sunday, December 20. The weather was pleasant allowing the 200 participants a good day in the field.

Curriculum

  • Investigating Wastewater: Solutions and Pollution

    Investigating Wastewater: Solutions and Pollution

    Investigating Wastewater: Solutions and Pollution teaches solution chemistry in the context of issues related to water pollution. This program is one of 12 issue-oriented science…

  • Issues and Life Science

    Issues and Life Science is a revision of SEPUP’s popular middle school life science course, Science and Life Issues (SALI). This course is part of…

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