Welcome to the EcoLogik STEAM Quest! This exciting bi-monthly program is designed to engage, inspire, and challenge participants to solve real-world problems using their skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM). Each challenge is an opportunity to innovate, collaborate, and showcase your creative solutions.

We’re honored to announce that we’ve been chosen for the Youth Workforce Grant Program! 🎉This opportunity will allow the EcoLogik Institute to continue our work on diversity, equity, and creating meaningful pathways for young people to succeed in STEM careers. We are grateful to be a part of this initiative that’s transforming lives here in San Diego.

The STEAM Quests, created and designed by Kiana, was a project designed to keep the Ecologik Community engaged and connected. The first quest focused on recycled art, encouraging participants to explore STEAM concepts through the creative use of recycled materials. 

Long ago, in May of 2023, Apprentices Lucinda, Calliope, and I began a journey that would change the world (or at least some of San Diego). Under the mentorship of Earyn McGhee from the Los Angeles Zoo, Gabriel Santos from Cosplay for Science, and EcoLogik Executive Director Sam Wynns, we toiled for many moons to craft the story of the Dungeons & Dragons BioBlitz.

Female-identifying youth aged 13-18 are invited to apply to the spring/summer (May - August) Conservation and Environmental Stewardship Apprenticeship Program (CESAP).

Want to contribute to real science? How about learning about something cutting-edge, before anyone else does? The become a peer-reviewer for the scientific journal Frontiers for Young Minds! This special IF/THEN collection will allow you to work with mentors for the peer-review process, and you’ll be credited once the final paper is published!

ARE YOU ON FACEBOOK? THEN FOLLOW THE ECOLOGIK INSTITUTE’S NEW FACEBOOK ACCOUNT (@ECOLOGIKINSTITUTE), WHERE THE CESAP APPRENTICES WILL PRACTICE THEIR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION SKILLS BY BRINGING YOU COOL ANIMAL FACTS, INTERVIEWS WITH SCIENTISTS, AND SO MUCH MORE.

CHECK OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MAY 2024 AT THE ECOLOGIK INSTITUTE! FUN WORKSHOPS, LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, AND SUMMER CAMP!

This spring, the EcoLogik team welcomed 16 new youth apprentices, ages 13-18, to the Leadership Academy where they’ll practice the scientific method, contribute to real research, learn how to effectively communicate science, and give back to their national park and their communities beyond. Welcome aboard, ladies! We can’t wait to work with you.

THE ECOLOGIK INSTITUTE IS HONORED TO HAVE RECEIVED GENEROUS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION’S FIELD SCIENCE PROGRAM.