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Your partner in outdoor education, STEM enrichment, and experiential learning
Our Services
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Experiential Learning
Sierra STEMβs Experiential Learning programs are highly customized outdoor educational experiences developed in collaboration with schools and non-profits to help students explore a carefully designed set of learning outcomes.
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Educational Consulting
Sierra STEM partners with educators and institutions to scaffold organizational growth. We use novel insights to help you make data-driven decisions, optimize your organizationβs programs, and identify institutional and curricular blindspots.
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Professional Development
Let Sierra STEM organize and facilitate your organizationβs next offsite retreat or PD Day. A pause from the daily crush will promote strategic alignment, identify unmet needs of your team, and grow resilient professional relationships.
![π¨ JOB ALERT (x2!) π¨ Sierra STEM is hiring for TWO brand new, full-time*, year-round positions: an Operations Director and an Education Director! Are you interested in joining our team (or do you know someone who might be)? Check out both job descri](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1719582879006-UBJ7XWVXBWO5DE6AQWWO/image-asset.jpeg)
![Throwback to an incredible program with @pksschool_sf ! We loved having these 5th graders in the eastern Sierra for a week of science, teambuilding, and jaw-dropping views. These kids grew so much in such a short period of time, and we can’t wa](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1719430654568-AO7IQ2RKPPNTDJBQD2LG/image-asset.jpeg)
![We had a blast this week hosting teenagers from a local high school at Convict Lake for a field trip focused on Sierra Nevada geology and ecology! ποΈ A great way to spend one of their last days of the school year, if you ask us! π€© Summer is here! β](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1718427657370-6YCJ2IPKQP8S4ML65H5A/image-asset.jpeg)
![@svintlschool’s 11th grade joined Sierra STEM for a week of collecting data for their Collaborative Sciences Project while backpacking, rock climbing, and exploring the Eastern Sierra. Swipe for scenes from their adventurous journey!
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![Sierra STEM in Yosemite! The @mtsschool 8th grade came out for a week-long program in Hetch Hetchy Valley, where they went backpacking and learned about the history and conflict related to water resources and dams in Yosemite. From cold dips in alpin](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1715964986968-3QRFP3ONXNCGIH0HCPBU/image-asset.jpeg)
![Stef Leudtke, former Sierra STEM student, went on Sierra STEM’s Yosemite and the Water Wars program in 2023. He made this video to commemorate his time. “I can say without a doubt in my mind that the incredible week I spent with Sierra ST](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1715788858918-UKSX18EL184U9DOSXTMR/image-asset.jpeg)
![The 7th grade class at @sffriendsschool joined us for a week of place-based learning about community here in Payahüünadu. They explored community building, human and ecological communities, and community resilience through snowshoeing, hear](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1713029714803-J2TLSLI28WTKAT7OEEOV/image-asset.jpeg)
![What. A. Staff! These incredible folks came together for a jam-packed few days of staff training. We’re so grateful to these incredible facilitators and staff for sharing their knowledge and time with us!
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![π¨Job alert!π¨ We are hiring a backpacking program facilitator for an upcoming program in Yosemite National Park’s Hetch Hetchy valley. Wilderness First Aid required, Wilderness First Responder preferred.
Our staff training will be taking pla](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1711815646731-AS401078D04ZSZQY603Q/image-asset.jpeg)
![Sierra STEM is hosting FOUR summer camps this year! Here are the highlights:
π§ͺ 2 camps for ages 6-9 and 2 camps for ages 10-14
ποΈ hikes and labs to learn about Sierra ecology during Our Big Backyard
π¨ STEM-related arts, crafts, and performances du](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1710534000859-MA5NA7ZBGTCX6A7HQD30/image-asset.jpeg)
![Staff Adventures: Death Valley Edition! Sierra STEM’s Executive Director, Neal, went to Death Valley National Park with his family to see the ephemeral Lake Manly, which only forms during major precipitation events in the Badwater Basin. We lov](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1708472501224-7NDULEU9CIYLCYK4RL9V/image-asset.jpeg)
![Roses are red. violets are blue. We love STEM outdoors, and hope you do too! This Valentines’ Day, we’re thinking about the places we love at Sierra STEM. Swipe to see the places we love, here in our backyard here at Sierra STEM!
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![Happy Women in STEM Day! We love inspiring women and girls to pursue their passions for STEM through meaningful fieldwork and lab experiences with Sierra STEM. Thanks to all of the incredible woman scientists who have participated in our programs!
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![Ever wanted to go snowshoeing? We promise, these students had snow fun at all walking around this winter wonderland… (just kidding!).
Snowshoeing is the highlight of many of our winter programs. Come experience the snow globe with us here in](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1707417644711-9MU8H52NKM0OLHLGBM3K/image-asset.jpeg)
![Sierra STEM Staff Adventures: Associate Program Director, Jackie, spent 5 days snowboarding Wyoming powder on a yurt trip in the Grand Tetons! It’s not the Sierra, but we sure love this other beautiful mountain range!
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![Sierra STE(A)M? We absolutely love bringing STEM and art together through our programs. Swipe to see our Sierra STEM student art gallery…
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![Are you afraid of the dark? We love dark skies… because we can see so many stars!
Death Valley National Park @deathvalleynps — one of our operating locations — is home to some of the best stargazing in the United States. The East](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1706124240602-LJT84OJXR4TJINDSVQTT/image-asset.jpeg)
![π¨ Instagram Takeover! π¨ Today, we have handed the reins to Sierra STEM program alum ποΈ and photographer extraordinaire πΈ, Lena BP from @crystalgryphons! Read Lena’s photo caption below, and swipe β©οΈ to see a few of her favorite photos and m](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1705944120449-RG9NHDDTE2GP3VXX1MMQ/image-asset.jpeg)
![Recently, our Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Neal Fox, was interviewed on ππππ πππ©ππ§ πππΏ, a new conversational podcast about the diversity of career paths after earning a PhD. Dr. Fox discusses following his passions for science, tea](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1705683541401-9OYBF4HRICSIFQQDT1AT/image-asset.jpeg)
![Master Chef Junior or a Sierra STEM program? Did you know that ALL students on Sierra STEM programs learn to cook on their trips?
We provide detailed, hand-crafted recipes and delicious ingredients. Living Learning Communities are divided into cook](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611dc9ff527a556979983cb5/1705522010506-Q9QDHTK2V1GY1DUQP4MV/image-asset.jpeg)
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