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Berkeley Engineering K-12 Programs & Resources includes hands-on workshops, real-world problem-solving, campus tours, presentations, school visits, 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 where advanced high school students in California explore engineering as a career path and receive an in-depth, interactive overview of undergraduate engineering majors, programming, and hardware and software design. The Berkeley M.E.T. Innovation Academy is a hands-on residential summer program for rising high school juniors and seniors who are exceptional in their class and have strong skills in science, technology, math, and communications, and it focuses on 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 a safe, supportive, and inclusive space for students to gain exposure to and build capacity in STEM through hands-on workshops and real-world problem-solving, targeting historically underrepresented communities and students with limited STEM exposure. 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; Girls in Engineering continues to offer scholarships. Berkeley’s Engineering Ambassadors program connects Berkeley Engineering undergraduates with K–12 students through campus tours, presentations, and school visits; ambassadors are hired as student assistants, paid a competitive wage, and the program is part of the nationwide Engineering Ambassadors Network, which aims to train a cohort of diverse and technically skilled engineering undergraduates on how to excite K–12 students about engineering. Bay Area Teen Science (B.A.T.S.) 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 B.A.T.S. teen newsletter, and educators can join the educator listserv. 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. SWE at UC Berkeley runs programs like Mini University, Engineering Day, and SWE++ for students in grades K through 12. Berkeley Engineers and Mentors leads weekly hands-on science and engineering lessons at local elementary and middle schools, and Pioneers in Engineering’s mentoring program prepares high school students for PiE’s spring robotics competition. Berkeley Engineering currently focuses on offering one-off events and activities rather than recurring programs.
The mission of Berkeley Engineering K-12 Programs & Resources is based on the statement 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 March 7, 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 a safe, supportive, and inclusive space for students to gain exposure to and build capacity in STEM through hands-on workshops and real-world problem-solving, targeting historically underrepresented communities and students with limited STEM exposure. 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; Girls in Engineering continues to offer scholarships. Berkeley’s Engineering Ambassadors program connects Berkeley Engineering undergraduates with K–12 students through campus tours, presentations, and school visits; ambassadors are hired as student assistants, paid a competitive wage, and the program is part of the nationwide Engineering Ambassadors Network, which aims to train a cohort of diverse and technically skilled engineering undergraduates on how to excite K–12 students about engineering. Bay Area Teen Science (B.A.T.S.) 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 B.A.T.S. teen newsletter, and educators can join the educator listserv. 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. SWE at UC Berkeley runs programs like Mini University, Engineering Day, and SWE++ for students in grades K through 12. Berkeley Engineers and Mentors leads weekly hands-on science and engineering lessons at local elementary and middle schools, and Pioneers in Engineering’s mentoring program prepares high school students for PiE’s spring robotics competition. Berkeley Engineering currently focuses on offering one-off events and activities rather than recurring programs.
The mission of Berkeley Engineering K-12 Programs & Resources is based on the statement 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 March 7, 2026.
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