With the STEM moving to the Oakland Coliseum, we'll be able to showcase even MORE students' work than ever before, which means... we need more judges!
If you are a local STEM professional, (a scientist, a programmer, a grad student, a post doc, an engineer, a data scientist, etc.) and you are available in the evening of Wednesday May 6, then YOU CAN BE A STEM FAIR "JUDGE." While our STEM Fair is a non-competitive showcase, we think it's important for our students to have an audience. We're looking for STEM Professionals who will ask students about their projects and provide them with feedback.
You and a team can host a table or activity at the STEM Fair. At previous OUSD STEM Fairs, we've had activity tables hosted by the Chabot Space & Science Center, East Bay Regional Parks, The Exploratorium, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Shark Stewards and more!
Thank you to our 2026 OUSD STEM Fair Partners
Air Aware Oakland ⸱ Bay Area Wilderness Training ⸱ Berkeley City College MESA ⸱ California Academy of Sciences ⸱ Chabot Space & Science Center ⸱ Community Resources for Science ⸱ East Bay Regional Parks ⸱ Exploratorium ⸱ FOSS ⸱ Friends of Sausal Creek ⸱ Hazen & Sawyer ⸱ The Hidden Genius Projecy ⸱ Julia Robinson Math Festival ⸱ Laney College MESA ⸱ Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ⸱ My STEM Ed ⸱ Oakland Goes Outdoors ⸱ Oakland High DJ Club ⸱ Oakland High Math Club ⸱ Oakland Soul CircleCI Wearable Tech Challenge ⸱ OUSD Tech Repair ⸱ Shark Stewards ⸱ Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers ⸱ Space Palette Pro ⸱ Stop Waste ⸱ The Center ⸱ The MADE ⸱ The Tech Challenge from The Tech Interactive Museum ⸱ UC Berkeley Civil & Environmental Engineering ⸱ UC Berkeley FAST ⸱ The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum
The STEM Fair is made possible by generous donations from local companies, foundations, and community-based organizations. These funds pay for student t-shirts, medals, food trucks, and more!
We are also seeking partners to sponsor student scholarships. Scholarship programs would be co-designed with OUSD STEM staff and would help students with exemplary high school achievement in STEM courses pursue their future ambitions.