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Electrical Engineering with Solar Energy

Have you ever wondered what the future of energy looks like? In this program you will explore exciting real-world applications of solar energy while you design and build solar-powered gadgets, from sun-charged solar cars to creative water fountains. In team-based hands-on design challenges, you will investigate electrical circuitry, discuss real world energy challenges, and hear from STEM professionals about their work and how it’s shaping our future. You will become familiar with the iterative design process and deepen your knowledge and understanding of the sustainable power of solar energy. Teens end the week by identifying a real-world challenge and designing and building a solar solution.

Parents are invited at 4 p.m. on the last day for teens to share their projects.

Program Info

Food: Lunch is provided. Teens bring a water bottle and snacks from home.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
Tuition: $1,465.00
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Session 1: 06/23/2025 – 06/27/2025
Optional Residential Add-on runs Sunday, June 22, 5:00 p.m. to Friday, June 27, 5:00 p.m. Residential add-on includes additional programming, on-campus housing, breakfast, and dinner. Limited spots available!
Residential Tuition: $1,255

Session 2: 07/07/2025 – 07/11/2025
No Residential Option

Session 4: 07/21/2025 – 07/25/2025
No Residential Option

Sample Day

7:30 a.m.

Wake-up for residential teens!  Residential teens enjoy breakfast & walk together to campus

9:00 a.m.

All teens sign in with instructors
Welcome activities and icebreakers
Opening Circle- group check-in and framing the day
Explore STEM concepts and hands-on investigations in your track
Mid-morning break with teens from other tracks
Hands-on investigations and exploration cont.

11:45 a.m.

Lunch break in campus cafeteria Social time with teens from other tracks

12:45 p.m.

Continued investigations and explorations in your track
Various lab tours and guest speakers
Afternoon break with teens from other tracks
Closing Circle- reflection prompts and preview of what’s ahead

 4:00 p.m.

College Pathways Programming
Campus or other tours 
Meet and talk to current college students 
Meet and talk to professionals from a range of STEM career fields

 5:00 p.m.

Commuter teens sign out with instructors
Residential teens walk together to dorms and enjoy some well deserved downtime 

 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Evening program 
Free time

10:00 p.m.

Lights Out!

Activity Hightlights

  • Activity Highlights
  • Design, build, test, and improve prototypes of solar cars
  • Build and test electrical circuits
  • Design and engineer efficient solar energy fountains
  • Lab tour
  • Address climate change challenges with solar energy solutions
  • Meet and mix with teens across other STEM tracks
  • Meet and talk to students and STEM career professionals
  • Project presentations and certificates

A Visual Journey Through Solar-Powered Creations in Electrical Engineering

Staff Bios

Zainab Alyosha

Zainab is a junior at UC Berkeley majoring in Energy Engineering, with a deep passion for sustainability, energy efficiency, project management, and data-driven solutions. She is a KAUST Gifted Students Program Scholar, originally from Saudi Arabia, Zainab  moved to the U.S. to pursue her undergraduate studies and bring a global perspective to the challenges of the energy transition. Driven by curiosity and a commitment to impact, Zainab thrives on projects that push her to think critically and innovate. Her dedication to renewable energy and forward-thinking mindset position her as an emerging leader in the field. 

Outside the classroom, she expresses her creativity through photography and gives back to her community through volunteer work.

Axel Pioquinto Hernandez

Axel is a junior at UC Berkeley studying computer science with an interest in software engineering. Born and raised in Oakland, California, they graduated from Coliseum College Prep Academy. Passionate about technology and problem-solving, they are very interested in A.I. 

In their free time, they like working on cars, playing soccer, and going to the gym.