Capital Area STEM

This year's Louisiana Department of Education Teacher Leader Summit was full of BIG IDEAS! 💡Capital Area STEM Network and the LSU Gordon A. Cain Center for STEM Literacy enjoyed meeting and networking with so many educators around the state. 👩‍🏫 Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth and joined our presentations! Check out our programs and contact us for more information! 📲

CASN: https://capitalareastem.org/
Cain Center: https://www.lsu.edu/caincenter/index.php

Join the monthly Louisiana Aquaculture Zoom meeting and hear from a young entrepreneur who runs her own aquaculture business, T.W. Farms! 🥬💧

Meeting URL: https://ldoe.zoom.us/j/93395092979?pwd=s3z2J6CtYdRHBnctcSfwssVdVX5ZS8.1
Meeting ID: 933 9509 2979
Passcode: LAAqua

Teachers, spots are still available for this PD opportunity, so don’t miss your chance to participate!
Register here: https://lsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cMk5xJwyXsWlD7g

📣Attention, teachers!📣 MissDelta and Louisiana SeaGrant are teaming up this summer to offer a professional development opportunity you don't want to miss! Details ⬇️

🗺️Charting a Course: Neptune Pass
Join the next MissDelta teacher adventure as we work alongside university researchers to explore Neptune Pass, - one of the rapidly growing canals alongside the Mississippi River.

📅June 29 - 30

During this two day teacher professional learning experience, you will:
🧭Explore Neptune Pass with experts
🧭Collect data alongside researchers
🧭See delta building in real life in the field
🧭Experience related classroom activities
🧭Learn about implementation from Crevasse Curriculum Consulting
🧭Complementary lodging, meals and activities
🧭$200 stipend to participating teachers

More information and registration here: https://missdelta.org/get-involved/teachers/

Louisiana Sea Grant

Join BREC for Science Academy this weekend! 💫

Cadets, prepare for launch! 🔭✨

Join us at Science Academy this Saturday for an out-of-this-world adventure through astronomy, gravity, stars, meteors, spacecraft, and more.

Every Saturday brings new discoveries, so there’s always something exciting to explore!

📍Highland Road Park Observatory
🗓️ May 23
🕐 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Registration ends Friday! Secure your spot before it’s gone!

Learn more: brec.org/calendar/detail/science-academy

Start your construction career with River Parishes Community College! 🛠️

🚧 Start Your Construction Career This Summer

RPCC’s Introduction to Construction Careers training helps participants gain the foundational knowledge and certifications needed to enter the construction workforce.

Upcoming classes:
📍 Donaldsonville (Day)
June 1–5
🌙 Gonzales (Night)
June 8–11 & June 15–18

Get Started ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/RPCCWorkforce
Questions? 📞 (225) 743-8500
💰Cost: $575

Join Mid City Redevelopment Alliance’s 2026 BUILD Summer Program! 🛠️BUILD is a hands-on carpentry and workforce development program for teens ages 13–19 designed to help participants develop practical skills, confidence, teamwork, and creativity through real projects and experiences. 🧑‍🔧

🔗REGISTER TODAY: https://midcityredevelopment.org/BUILD/

🔨☀️ APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for Mid City Redevelopment Alliance’s 2026 BUILD Summer Program!

BUILD is a hands-on carpentry and workforce development program for teens ages 13–19 designed to help participants develop practical skills, confidence, teamwork, and creativity through real projects and experiences.

📅 Program Dates: June 8 – July 30, 2026
🕙 Schedule: Monday – Thursday | 10AM–1PM
📍 Location: 419 N. 19th Street, Baton Rouge, LA

⚠️ Please note: Submitting an application does NOT guarantee acceptance into the program. Selected participants will be notified upon acceptance.

This is a great opportunity for teens to stay productive this summer while learning valuable hands-on skills and building toward brighter futures! 🪚🛠️

📲 Apply today — link in bio!

Join us this summer at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Carver Branch for SPARK Your Summer! Expert professionals in 🪚 carpentry, 🚗 automotive, 🔌 electrical (Rhino Electric Services), and 💨 HVAC will guide you through foundational skills that make everyday life a bit easier.
🔗REGISTER TODAY: https://bit.ly/4de5FyC

Join the Louisiana Art & Science Museum for the NASA Astro Camp this summer! 💫👩‍🚀🪐

NASA Astro Camp® is coming to the Louisiana Art & Science Museum! 🚀

From July 8–10, 2026, students ages 10–14 (entering grades 5–8) will dive into hands-on STEM experiences—building rockets and robots, designing mission patches, exploring “space surgery,” and stargazing in the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium—all alongside LASM educators and NASA Solar System Ambassadors.

📅 July 8–10, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 LASM, downtown Baton Rouge
💲 $325 Non-Members / $300 Members

Spots are limited—register today: LASM.org/AstroCamp

Looking for an exploratory Computer Science course to offer to your middle school students? 💻 Register for the LSU Gordon A. Cain Center for STEM Literacy, Step Into Computer Science, approved LDOE course!👩‍🏫

🔗Learn more: https://stempathways.lsu.edu/
🔗Register: http://college-readiness.lsu.edu

LSU College Readiness

We had a BLAST at Prairieville Middle School STEM Day! 🐈‍⬛ These students learned how to code like computer scientists and navigated their BirdBrain Technologies LLC. Finch Robots through mazes and created some pretty neat drawings! 🤖🕊🖌