2024 KTU en Espanol Volunteer sign up - Online Survey Software

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Kids’ Tech University ¡en Español!, a STEM engagement event for Spanish-speaking families is held at Steger Hall on the Blacksburg, Virginia Tech campus. Kids’ Tech University is an annual immersive STEM experience in which children ages 9-12 and their parent(s)/guardian(s) visit Virginia Tech for a day full of learning and doing STEM with professors, staff, and students. On Sat. Nov. 16th, we are offering a session that will be completely in Spanish!

We are looking for volunteers from the VT community that speak Spanish to assist with the event. We are primarily seeking volunteers that can offer their own interactive STEM activity for the afternoon portion of the program in which parents/guardians and their children move around the activities. However, we will also need volunteers to greet and direct families during the morning presentation, help families walk to/from and order lunch on campus, and assist at activities that are understaffed in the afternoon. Lunch and a t-shirt will be provided to all volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the survey below.

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Please indicate how you are willing to help out below (***Reminder- you should be able to speak conversational Spanish for this volunteer opportunity.*** If you can't decide which time to sign up for the time we need the most is 11:30-3:30pm.) :

9am-12pm- Are you interested in helping out during the morning Interactive Session with a Scientist? We ask that you report to Steger Hall at 8:30 am, Nov. 16, 2024. You will be interacting with kids and parents helping by giving general directions and during the session helping with crowd control, making the microphone is passed around and helping hand out supplies for the speaker to the crowd.

11:30am-3:30pm- We need the most help for this option! We will assign you to an exhibit to help talk to the kids and lead them through the activity. Before the event we will send you information on the booth you will be at so you can be comfortable with the materials and it's not a surprise. All materials to do the activity is provided and include such activities as Bug Camouflage, Spaghetti/Marshmallow Building Competition, and Glow Stick Chemistry Demo. If you have an idea for an STEM activity for this kids/parents to do please contact us at ktu-g@vt.edu..