This Volunteer STEAM Coach Training is for new and returning volunteers who want to support environmental education school programs for Tillamook County students during the 2024-2025 school year.

Across the county, a partnership of 20 local organizations works together to provide various STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) programs to Tillamook County K-12 students. Together, the TC STEAM Partnership offers students numerous experiential education programs including environmental science field trips, farm-to-table school gardens, science fairs, cultural programming, research projects, professional development, and more. Each year, hundreds of students participate in these programs, which are made possible by volunteer STEAM Coaches. Learn more about the TC STEAM Partnership here.

In order to offer these community-enriching programs, the TC STEAM Partnership needs volunteer STEAM Coaches to fulfill numerous volunteer roles. STEAM Coaches are people who believe all students should be able to learn about STEAM subjects through educational experiences that are hands-on and inquiry-based.

STEAM Coaches don’t need to be experts, they just need to be passionate about helping students learn! We look forward to seeing you at our next training.

This training will include an orientation session for new STEAM Coach volunteers, a catered lunch social, and hands-on demonstrations of upcoming field trip activities.

Hands-on Activity Demonstrations may include:

~Clam Investigation on Tillamook Bay

~Marine Animal Identification

~ Wave Energy Presentation

~MATE Underwater Robotics

~Air Dry Clay Fossil Activity

~Coastal Animal Traits Activity

~Solar Powered Cars Demonstration

For questions about this training or if you cannot make it but would like to learn about future opportunities, please contact Rachel@netratsbaywebs.org

REMINDERS: The 0.2-mile walk along the pier from the 12 Street Parking Lot to the Boat House takes a few minutes. Please plan ahead to arrive inside the Boat House for our 9am start time.

Dress in warm layers. The Boathouse does have standing heaters that will be set up throughout the meeting space; however, it can still be chilly inside the building until the sun heats up the room, provided that it isn’t a cloudy day.