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Sunstones at The Lawrence

Summer Camp 2026 Lunch Packages

Summer Camp 2026 Daily Lunch Packages New! Daily Lunch OptionAdd a fresh lunch from ‘ammatka Café to your child’s camp…

‘ammatka Cafe Hours

Wednesday-Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Ohlone-forward snacks, meals, and beverages to fuel your curious mind. The ‘ammatka Cafe is…

Children playing on the DNA sculpture at the Lawrence

‘ammatka Food Service Worker

‘ammatka Food Service Worker The Lawrence Hall of Science is hiring a Food Service Worker. Under the direction of ‘ottoy…

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Register Now for Summer Camps

This summer, turn curiosity into a hands-on adventure at The Lawrence! Our in-person camps for students entering grades 1–6 are filled with building, experimenting, and spark-filled discoveries.

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AI-Luminate Network

Download this flyer Print this flyer Sign Up K-12 Network for Advancing AI Literacy in EducationShape AI literacy and competency…

The Lawrence Hall of Science

Visit The Lawrence This Summer

Visit The Lawrence This Summer Join us this summer for fun events and exhibits featuring special guests, new activities, and…

Animal Discovery Zone Animal Caretaker & Facilitator

Pay Rate: $19.18-19.43, dependent on experience Classification: Student Assistant II Description The Animal Discovery Zone (ADZ) houses over 40 live…

Big Give 2025

Big Give 2025 is over but we’re still accepting donations for need-based scholarships at The Lawrence. https://give.berkeley.edu/fund/FB0120000. BIG GIVE 2025 —…

Children playing on Pheena the Whale

CEL’s 2024 in review

2024 was a busy (first!) year for the Center for Environmental Learning. Take a look back with us!

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Virtual Professional Learning Events

Virtual BEETLES sessions Our virtual BEETLES workshops are 3 hour sessions of interactive and collaborative group learning. These workshops are…

A young person looks through a telescope of the view at The Lawrence.

Bay Area Mathematics Project (BAMP)

Since 1983, BAMP has offered inspiring professional learning opportunities for K-12 mathematics teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators in Alameda, Contra Costa,, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma counties.

A child looks through a telescope.

BaySci: a partnership for Bay Area education

Focused on district capacity-building, BaySci is committed to improving science education through the development of systems for professional learning, distributed leadership, supportive policies, and giving explicit attention to equitable science teaching and learning.

A child and an adult work together on a science project at an exhibit at The Lawrence.

Better Environmental Education Teaching, Learning, Expertise and Sharing (BEETLES)

Residential environmental education (EE) programs provide highly memorable, immersive learning experiences for students to improve their understanding of the natural world. The BEETLES project has created a series of professional development modules and videos for EE staff, as well as effective student activities and resources.

Two young people explore an exhibit at The Lawrence.

Reflecting on Practice™ (RoP)

RoP is a professional learning program designed for adoption by informal science learning environments so that all educators in an organization can participate and learn together. The trademarked program immerses all types of educators—veteran and beginning, full-time and part-time, career and seasonal—in discussions about, reflections on, and applications of research and theory on learning and teaching science.

Two children at an exhibit at The Lawrence.

Working Towards Racial Equity Series

Working Towards Racial Equity Series Building Capacity to Institutionalize Equity in Outdoor and Environmental Science Education Working Towards Racial Equity…

A young person is building a structure at The Lawrence.

Share a $5 Day and an Alphabet Rockers concert with your community!

Share a $5 Day and a free concert with your community! Download this flyer Print this flyer PDF en Español…

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Exploring Biotech

The Lawrence’s Exploring Biotechnology program introduces middle schoolers to the powerful and locally relevant field of biotechnology.

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Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)

OBIS is an outdoor program that offers young people fun and challenging opportunities to investigate ecological relationships in their local environment.