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Sponsored Content Passion Projects ignite kids’ curiosity at Shady Side Academy
Students are learning and inspired through Passion Projects.
The Moonshot Museum is coming to the North Side and it looks incredibly cool
“Because the Moonshot Museum is co-located at Astrobotic, visitors will have access to all the contributors who make space exploration happen.”
Remake Learning Days, Pittsburgh’s homegrown learning festival, ramped up the fun right when families needed it
Families tell RLDAA that the festival’s hands-on events lifted spirits nationwide.
Two Pittsburgh teens win $20K for their Grade-Up app in the CGI I.T. Girl Challenge
“I was thrown a bunch of challenges and difficulties, and once I solved it, it was the best feeling ever.”
Kidsburgh Learning Guide: Discovering the joy of outdoor learning
Pittsburgh is full of great opportunities to explore outdoors — and build knowledge about science, math and the environment along the way.
Carnegie Science Center teams with the Pittsburgh Penguins on new ‘Science of Hockey’ show
“It’s a show that explores physics, geometry, material science behind the game of hockey.”
$500,000 STEM grant awarded to Citiparks, Remake Learning and Allegheny County Library Association
“The goal is to connect schools, out-of-school-time providers and libraries in a strategic way.”
BotsIQ awarded $498,000 grant to train Pittsburgh middle school kids in robotics and manufacturing
The program gives students hands-on learning experiences in four technical areas.
160 (mostly free) activities at Remake Learning Days spark excitement for Pittsburgh kids
The mission of Remake Learning Days is to explore creative and fun ways of learning.
Sponsored Content Shady Side Academy Summer Programs: Safe, Affordable and FUN!
After a long year of the kids being cooped up inside staring at screens, parents will be itching to find ways to safely get them out of the house this […]
8 things to do with kids this week in Pittsburgh, including a penguin encounter
This week’s programming entices families with a cookie decorating class, a home theater experience and fanciful dance parties.
‘I Look Like a Cardiologist’ aims to close gender and racial gaps in medicine
“We want to inspire this next generation of the workforce. We need to make sure the right people go into this field.”
8 Pittsburgh kids named Broadcom MASTERS in national STEM competition
“These kids are going to grow up and do jobs that don’t exist today.”
9 things to do with kids this week in Pittsburgh, from owl prowls to Dr. Frankenbean
We’re loving this season with fresh-air opportunities to hike trails, visit creatures and enjoy outdoor theater.
17 ways to celebrate Halloween in Pittsburgh
Kids love the season of witches, ghosts and things that go bump in the night.
How to help kids learn — and feel loved — during this challenging school year
The “So Now What?” webinar series wraps up with a range of great learning resources for families.
9 things to do with kids this week in Pittsburgh, from wild animal encounters to mystery theater
This week, kids can exercise their minds, exercise their bods and exercise their making skills.
Robots are awesome. But the future of education technology is all about people.
Technology can and should be a tool for connecting people, not separating them.
10 things to do with kids this week in Pittsburgh, from pumpkin picking to corn mazes
Chilly nights and the growing music of cicadas are a welcome harbinger of the autumn season. Family entertainment shifts to more seasonal offerings, too.
9 things to do with kids this week in Pittsburgh, from RADical Days to bumper cars
Rain or shine. Indoors and outdoors. Little kids and teens. We’ve got covered.