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Saturday Academy

20% off Saturday Academy classes for children of UP Faculty and Staff

Explore, build and create this summer at Saturday Academy’s camps and classes for students in grades 2-12! In-person day camps will run weekly from June 28 through August 6 at Open School East in SE Portland near Gresham, and online classes are offered weekly throughout the summer. Check out the website catalog for details. University of Portland Faculty and Staff receive a 20% rebate using the code UP20!

 Tuition assistance is available for all classes and camps on a sliding scale based on annual household income and family size. There is no separate application. When you register for a class, use the online calculator to automatically reduce tuition from 10% up to 85%. If you need further tuition assistance, please reach out directly to Eric Polgar, director of operations, at eric@saturdayacademy.org Please note, tuition assistance cannot be used at the same time as a discount code.

Students at all in-person classes will be required to wear masks, stay in their cohort for the day and respect physical distance guidelines. Learn more about Saturday Academy’s COVID safety protocols.

A few upcoming summer classes & camps:

Visit the Saturday Academy website catalog for a full list, or contact them at 503.200.5858, info@saturdayacademy.org.

Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering Symposium: August 16

All University community members are invited t0 attend the Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) Symposium at the University of Portland on Friday August 16, 2019. The symposium is the culminating learning event of the ASE program, where this year’s 110 high school interns from over 30 mentoring organizations will share their individual summer projects and experiences through poster sessions and oral presentations. This event is free and open to the public.

We hope you can join us! For more details and the schedule of events, please visit our website.

Questions? Contact Libby Van Vleet, ASE Program Director at libby@saturdayacademy.org or 503-200-5860.

Saturday Academy Special Offer for Faculty & Staff

Saturday Academy is now offering a 20% discount to UP faculty and staff who would like to sign up their children for classes and summer camps. The organization values UP’s partnership and the campus community for its continued support. Register using this link. Please use code UP20  to receive the discount. This year, we are offering over 30 classes and camps at UP, among other sites all over the Portland metro area.

Saturday Academy has served the Portland area for 36 years as a nonprofit. We offer more classes and summer camps for children in grades 2–12 in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math classes—integrated with the arts—than anyone else. Our instructors teach at more than 20 locations across the Portland metro area. These hands-on experiences provide opportunities for deep learning and knowledge sharing by experts in the field. We believe all students deserve a chance to explore their curiosity! Financial aid is available, and the application process is quick and confidential.

For more information, visit www.saturdayacademy.org.

Saturday Academy Special Offer

Saturday Academy is now offering a 20% discount to UP faculty and staff who would like to sign up their children for classes and summer camps. The organization values UP’s partnership and the campus community for its continued support. Register using this link. Please use code UP20  to receive the discount. This year, we are offering over 30 classes and camps at UP, among other sites all over the Portland-metro area.

Saturday Academy has served the Portland area for 36 years as a nonprofit. We offer more classes and summer camps for children in grades 2–12 in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math classes—integrated with the arts—than anyone else! Our instructors teach at more than 20 locations across the Portland metro area. These hands-on experiences provide opportunities for deep learning and knowledge sharing by experts in the field. We believe all students deserve a chance to explore their curiosity! Financial aid is available, and the application process is quick and confidential.

For more information, visit www.saturdayacademy.org.

Saturday Academy Offering Discount to UP Faculty, Staff

Saturday Academy is now offering a $15 discount to UP faculty and staff who would like to sign up their children for classes and summer camps. The organization values UP’s partnership and the campus community for its continued support. Register using this link. Please use code STEM18 to receive the discount.

Saturday Academy has served the Portland area for 35 years as a nonprofit offering STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) camps and classes to children grades 2-12. A key component of Saturday Academy’s approach is the integration of STEM subjects with the arts. Financial aid is available. For more information go to www.saturdayacademy.org.

Science & Engineering Symposium

ASE1Sr. Angela Hoffman, chemistry, is conducting research with two high school seniors full time this summer. Theodore (Nguyen) Truong from Gresham High School is sponsored by Saturday Academy’s Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) program, and Vy Le from Madison High School is sponsored by The American Chemical Society’s Project SEED and ASE. There are many more students in the ASE program scattered through Oregon and SW Washington. They will all be coming to campus on Friday, August 16 for a day-long symposium at which they will present their summer project as a poster and as a 15-minute talk. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to come for some or all of the symposium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “You will be surprised at the high quality of their research and presentations,” promises Sr. Angela. “Saturday Academy is always looking for more mentors, so if anyone is inspired to do so, contact the Saturday Academy office here on campus at 503-200-5858 or www.saturdayacademy.org/ase, or contact me for more information at hoffman@up.edu.” More information is available at this link: http://conta.cc/1dfHc3x.

Saturday Academy Special Offer

Saturday Academy is an educational non-profit affiliated with the University of Portland that offers a wide variety of classes and camps for students in grades 2-12. This summer Saturday Academy is once again extending an offer to University staff and faculty to take 20 percent off any class. Classes are offered on the University of Portland campus, as well as many other locations throughout the city. Class options include: Engineering Academy, Stop Motion Claymation, Animal Anatomy, Website Design, Chemistry Lab, Creative Writing and many others. Classes are taught by experts and professionals that work in their respective fields. View all classes at www.saturdayacademy.org. Use coupon code UofP20 during registration, and Saturday Academy staff will then reduce the amount when they process the registration. This offer is limited, so please register soon. For more information contact Sarah Bradham, Saturday Academy, at sarah@saturdayacademy.org.