PCY STEAM Night

PCY STEAM night is a special event filled with activities and demos to help get kids excited about all things STEAM! Sponsored by the PTA and organized by parent volunteers, STEAM night is currently hosted once in the fall and again in the spring. The first STEAM night is scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, from 6-8pm. Hope you can make it!

Booths for Wednesday, November 12, 2025:

La Cañada Engineering Club (LCEC)
Girls Who Code
Carnegie Observatories (view the night sky through telescopes, weather permitting)
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Optometrist
Dietitian
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Caltech/IPAC

Some highlights from the 2024-2025 STEAM nights:

"NASA Robots Today and Tomorrow" - presentation by special guest Vandi Verma, JPL Principal Engineer
Telescopes made available by Carnegie Observatories - kids were able to view Jupiter and other celestial objects right from PCY!
Open Source Rover project - build your own rover using store-bought materials
Demos from Caltech and La Canada Engineering Club
Science experiments and activities run by LCHS student volunteers

Local STEAM Events

SCaLE Next Generation Info Session

The Southern California Linux Expo, or SCaLE is an annual open source tech conference held in Pasadena every March. In recent years, they have established a youth track at the conference called SCaLE: The Next Generation (TNG) to allow students in grades 6-12 to participate in the conference and showcase their ideas to the open-source community. They will be hosting an info session on Saturday, November 8, over Zoom. Visit the link below to register and find out more!

https://bit.ly/scale-youth-info

Carnegie Observatories Open House

Nearby Carnegie Observatories hosts their annual open house every October. The next open house is the day after the PCY Country Fair, on Sunday, October 12, from 2-5pm. Click on the link below for more details. Visit one of the hidden gems of Pasadena and meet some local astronomers. The event is free and open to the public!

What: Carnegie Observatories Open House

When: Sunday, October 12, 2:00 PM to 5:00PM

Where: 813 Santa Barbara St. Pasadena, CA 91101

https://carnegiescience.edu/events/observatories-open-house-2025

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