 The third annual Diocese of Oakland Science Fair for middle school students will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012, and will be hosted by Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School at SJND's Anthony V. Aiello Science Center in Alameda. Seventh and eighth grade students from all of the Diocesan grade schools are invited to participate. Local college and university science educators, as well as representatives from the tech industry and the Bay Area's scientific community, will serve as judges for the competition. The winners will have the opportunity to compete in the San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair. The Science Fair competition will include science exhibits and demonstrations throughout the afternoon for students, parents and educators to enjoy. Last year, the inaugural Diocese of Oakland Science Fair at SJND sent 30 middle school students on to the next level of competition at the San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair. More than 500 people attended the Science Fair on SJND's campus in February 2011. The 7th and 8th graders compet  ed in five different categories of science. This will be the third Diocese of Oakland Science Fair at SJND, where school leaders proposed the event because the high school has top-notch science facilities and wants to encourage students to pursue their passion for science. “At SJND, we know science is vital to student learning and success in the 21st century, and we have invested in this program,” says SJND Principal Simon Chiu. “We are proud of the success of our school in the area of science education, with seven recent education, with seven of our recent valedictorians going on to study science at the university level.” For more information, contact Giselle Jiles at gjiles@sjnd.org or 510-995-9458. |
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Third Annual Diocese of Oakland Science Fairposted Jan 23, 2012 6:47 PM by Brad Mohler [ updated Jan 23, 2012 6:53 PM ] |