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Berkeley Engineering K-12 Programs & Resources includes hands-on workshops, real-world problem-solving, campus tours, presentations, and school visits. Programs and activities include weekly hands-on science and engineering lessons at local elementary and middle schools, weekly visits to high schools to lead hands-on experiences with STEM projects and topics, and a spring robotics competition. ROAR Academy is a rigorous and intensive two-week summer program, and the Berkeley M.E.T. Innovation Academy is a hands-on residential summer program for rising high school juniors and seniors interested in tech and entrepreneurship.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
• Schedule: ROAR Academy is a rigorous and intensive two-week summer program.
Girls in Engineering started in 2014 and provides hands-on workshops and real-world problem-solving, targets historically underrepresented communities and students with limited STEM exposure, and continues to offer scholarships. Beginning in January 2026, Girls in Engineering will transition from running week-long summer camps to offering programs throughout the school year, including fall, winter, and spring sessions, and its after-school workshops are open to middle school students in 5th–8th grade. Engineering Ambassadors connects Berkeley Engineering undergraduates with K–12 students through campus tours, presentations, and school visits, and ambassadors are hired as student assistants and paid a competitive wage. UC Berkeley’s Engineering Ambassadors program is part of the Engineering Ambassadors Network, which is a nationwide alliance of universities that aims to train a cohort of diverse and technically skilled engineering undergraduates on how to excite K–12 students about engineering and provides professional and leadership development training for the ambassadors.
Bay Area Teen Science serves as a portal to STEM opportunities for San Francisco Bay Area teenagers and is a community of professionals who provide STEM programming for Bay Area teenage youth after school and in other out-of-school settings; teens can sign up for the Bay Area Teen Science teen newsletter, and educators can join the educator listserv. ROAR Academy is for advanced high school students in California who have demonstrated an aptitude for academic and professional careers in STEM subjects, and participants explore engineering as a career path and receive an in-depth, interactive overview of undergraduate engineering majors, programming, and hardware and software design; the ROAR Academy is run by the FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality. The Berkeley M.E.T. Innovation Academy is offered by the College of Engineering and Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, is a pre-collegiate summer program, and is for students who are exceptional in their class and possess strong skills in science, technology, math, and communications.
SWE at UC Berkeley runs programs like Mini University, Engineering Day, and SWE++ for students in grades K through 12. Berkeley Engineers and Mentors fuses science education with mentorship by leading weekly hands-on science and engineering lessons at local elementary and middle schools. Pioneers in Engineering’s mentoring program prepares high school students for PiE’s spring robotics competition. Schools and community organizations can request tours, presentations, or other activities by submitting a request through the contact form, and this page provides information about visiting campus and admissions and suggests other resources for exploring engineering. Berkeley Engineering currently focuses on offering one-off events and activities rather than recurring programs.
The mission statement for Berkeley Engineering K-12 Programs & Resources is that the pathway to an engineering degree begins with educators and mentors who can inspire curiosity and share the fun and excitement of discovery and invention. Berkeley Engineering is proud to have supported many local schools and programs, including MESA, Self-eSTEM, CalTeach, the UC Berkeley Destination College Advising Corps (DCAC), the UC Berkeley Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP), the Hidden Genius Project, Girls Who Code, the National Student Leadership Conference, and STEM to Stern. Bay Area Teen Science (B.A.T.S.) won the California Life Sciences’ Pantheon 2021 Elizabeth Schar Inspiring Future Leaders Award.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
• Schedule: ROAR Academy is a rigorous and intensive two-week summer program.
Girls in Engineering started in 2014 and provides hands-on workshops and real-world problem-solving, targets historically underrepresented communities and students with limited STEM exposure, and continues to offer scholarships. Beginning in January 2026, Girls in Engineering will transition from running week-long summer camps to offering programs throughout the school year, including fall, winter, and spring sessions, and its after-school workshops are open to middle school students in 5th–8th grade. Engineering Ambassadors connects Berkeley Engineering undergraduates with K–12 students through campus tours, presentations, and school visits, and ambassadors are hired as student assistants and paid a competitive wage. UC Berkeley’s Engineering Ambassadors program is part of the Engineering Ambassadors Network, which is a nationwide alliance of universities that aims to train a cohort of diverse and technically skilled engineering undergraduates on how to excite K–12 students about engineering and provides professional and leadership development training for the ambassadors.
Bay Area Teen Science serves as a portal to STEM opportunities for San Francisco Bay Area teenagers and is a community of professionals who provide STEM programming for Bay Area teenage youth after school and in other out-of-school settings; teens can sign up for the Bay Area Teen Science teen newsletter, and educators can join the educator listserv. ROAR Academy is for advanced high school students in California who have demonstrated an aptitude for academic and professional careers in STEM subjects, and participants explore engineering as a career path and receive an in-depth, interactive overview of undergraduate engineering majors, programming, and hardware and software design; the ROAR Academy is run by the FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality. The Berkeley M.E.T. Innovation Academy is offered by the College of Engineering and Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, is a pre-collegiate summer program, and is for students who are exceptional in their class and possess strong skills in science, technology, math, and communications.
SWE at UC Berkeley runs programs like Mini University, Engineering Day, and SWE++ for students in grades K through 12. Berkeley Engineers and Mentors fuses science education with mentorship by leading weekly hands-on science and engineering lessons at local elementary and middle schools. Pioneers in Engineering’s mentoring program prepares high school students for PiE’s spring robotics competition. Schools and community organizations can request tours, presentations, or other activities by submitting a request through the contact form, and this page provides information about visiting campus and admissions and suggests other resources for exploring engineering. Berkeley Engineering currently focuses on offering one-off events and activities rather than recurring programs.
The mission statement for Berkeley Engineering K-12 Programs & Resources is that the pathway to an engineering degree begins with educators and mentors who can inspire curiosity and share the fun and excitement of discovery and invention. Berkeley Engineering is proud to have supported many local schools and programs, including MESA, Self-eSTEM, CalTeach, the UC Berkeley Destination College Advising Corps (DCAC), the UC Berkeley Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP), the Hidden Genius Project, Girls Who Code, the National Student Leadership Conference, and STEM to Stern. Bay Area Teen Science (B.A.T.S.) won the California Life Sciences’ Pantheon 2021 Elizabeth Schar Inspiring Future Leaders Award.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
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