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The San Mateo County STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Festival will be having several contests for kids with 27 prizes.
Do you have kids that get excited about competitions or winning prizes? The San Mateo County STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Festival being held this weekend on the Redwood City Courthouse Square will be holding 3 contests for kids of all ages. There will be 3 age groupings for 3 contests, giving away 27 fabulous prizes. If your kids love to build paper airplanes, hoop gliders, or are Rubik's Cube solvers, then you'll want to run down to the festival between 11-3 to participate in the contests. In addition, we are offering the first 300 children that visit 10 booths a special prize. Get an event map at the Information Booth for details.
Here is the information about the festival:
Join us at the first-ever FREE San Mateo County STEM festival to introduce kids and adults alike to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math through fun speakers, contests, and over 30 hands-on demonstrations such as 3D and laser printing, robots, virtual reality, coding, static electricity, and more as part of Global Youth Service Day. Stop by the festival at Redwood City Courthouse Square at 2200 Broadway any time between 11:00am and 4:00pm. There will be also be 10 stage presentations throughout the event. The San Mateo County History Museum will be open for FREE during this event with even more activities and contests inside. The contests include airplane design, hoop glider design, and Rubik's Cube solving competitions and provide 27 prizes for age groups including ages 4 - 18. In addition, any child visiting 10 or more booths during the day will receive a prize (for first 300 kids). Check out the times for stage presentations or see a list of booth participants on the events tab here: www.stemfestival2016.com
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We are still looking for volunteers to put on this event. If you're interested, any time between 11 - 4:30, please sign up on the volunteer tab on www.stemfestival2016.com. We can validate any school volunteer requirement forms, as necessary. Thanks!
The event flyer and parking map are attached.
