Tinker Days: Sonoma State University Library (Local)

This grant will fund an extension of Tinker Academy, which is a free two-week STEM summer academy for middle-school students that is a collaboration among the Career Technical Education Foundation, the Sonoma State School of Science and Technology, and the SSU Library. Tinker Academy teaches STEM skills through maker activities, including coding, robotics, sewing, 3-D modeling, and crafting. Participants are provided free lunch and materials. While Tinker Academy was created for and continues to focus on middle school girls, a significantly underrepresented group in STEM careers, all middle school students in Sonoma County are welcome to apply.