Outreach to kids

The 2023-2024 “Chemistry is pHun” outreach program sponsored by the St Louis Section–ACS wrapped up in April as summer break loomed over area schools. Partners in Education, a non-profit that does the substantial work of interfacing with schools on schedules and room reservations, facilitated 19 separate visits to 14

Submitted by Joe Smith The 2022-2023 season of the “Chemistry is pHun” outreach program sponsored by the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society was wrapped up in March. Thanks to facilitation by Partners in Education in the Rockwood School District, a non-profit that does the substantial work of

On Saturday, October 15th, almost 500 scouts and their leaders made slime as the grand finale activity of their participation in the Fright Fest experience at Beaumont Scout Reservation.  The overall event was organized by the Greater St Loius Area Council, and Lisa Balbes organized the St Louis Section’s

Science Outreach for the 2021-2022 Academic Year The “Chemistry is pHun” science outreach program was revived for the 2021-2022 academic year after its 2020-2021 pandemic hiatus. This year’s program comprised 21 visits to 13 different Rockwood School District schools, with presentations to second and fifth grade classes totaling 1044

This year's Boy Scouts of America Chemistry Merit Badge Clinic looks to be a hoot. If you are a scout hoping to attend, you are fresh out of luck, but if you would like to volunteer consider this your invitation! This year's clinic is at Jost

During the academic year 2019-2020, “Chemistry is pHun” outreach activities benefited from the contributions of many excellent volunteers. The efforts of these volunteers made it possible to present 28 programs that reached 908 school children within 13 different schools or organizations in the Rockwood, Kirkwood, Lindbergh, and Lutheran Missouri Synod