The Cypress Council PTA and the Boys and Girls Club of Cypress partnered to host “Wildlife Wednesday” Family Night on Wednesday, March 30 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Approximately 120 people attended from 10 different schools in the Cypress, Los Alamitos, and Long Beach School Districts.
All attendees enjoyed a free pizza dinner before exploring nine different hands-on animal stations and demonstrations. Some of the more popular stations included a “chameleon fly-catch game”, creating edible butterfly life cycles, and an M&M animal adaptation game. The evening concluded with a variety of fun raffle prizes and giveaways.
Attendees had a special treat when guests Yarib Deming from Inside the Outdoors and Mr. George Fotinakes brought in real live animals, bones, and pelts to interact with and identify.
Multiple STEAM clubs are offered at the Boys and Girls Club of Cypress throughout the year.
STEAM is a newly coined term which incorporates the addition of art into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) principles.
Science and engineering jobs are growing 70 percent faster than other occupations.
By 2018, one in twenty global jobs will be STEM-related! The arts foster creativity and help unleash STEM innovations through new ways of thinking.
The STEAM programs at the Club include weekly clubs, field trips, and special events, such as Wildlife Wednesday, and are designed to foster interest in key STEAM areas hopefully leading to future academic and career success for our youth members.
To find out how you can support STEAM programs at the Boys and Girls Club of Cypress, or for more information about Cypress Council PTA, contact Sue Osbon, Director of Operations at 714-527-2697 x202 or sosbon@bgccypress.org.