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March 2008
Academic Achievement
Museum of American Heritage
351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto
Phone: 650-321-1004
Fax: 650-473-6950
Web: www.moah.org
E-mail: admin@moah.org
Crystal-radio workshop. Students build their own crystal-radio sets while learning about the history of radio, basic radio theory, modulation, how headphones work and how to read schematics. May 3, 10, 17 and 31 from 10 a.m. to noon. Ages 10 and up. $55 members/$65 nonmembers.
Museum of American Heritage
351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto
Phone: 650-321-1004
Fax: 650-473-6950
Web: www.moah.org
E-mail: admin@moah.org
Integrated circuits workshop. Intro course covering the history, development and uses of integrated circuits. Discover what ICs are made of, how they work and how they are manufactured in Silicon Valley. Students build and take home portable radios. June 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 10 a.m. to noon. Ages 10 and up. $55 members/ $65 nonmembers.
Museum of American Heritage
351 Homer Avenue, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-321-1004
Fax: 650-473-6950
Web: www.moah.org
E-mail: admin@moah.org
Summer Camp at the Museum of American Heritage. Some activities include LEGO Robotics, adventures in electronics, mechanics, DNA & genetics, and much more. Hands on projects that students build and take home. Ages 10 and up. June 23-27, 2008 from 9 AM to 4 PM. $450 Members/ $500 Non-Members. Call for more info or to register.
Museum of American Heritage
351 Homer Avenue, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-321-1004
Fax: 650-473-6950
Web: www.moah.org
E-mail: admin@moah.org
Summer Camp at the Museum of American Heritage. Some activities include LEGO Robotics, adventures in electronics, mechanics, DNA & genetics, and much more. Hands on projects that students build and take home. Ages 10 and up. July 14-18, 2008 from 9 AM to 4 PM. $450 Members/ $500 Non-Members. Call for more info or to register.
Museum of American Heritage
351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto
Phone: 650-321-1004
Fax: 650-473-6950
Web: www.moah.org
E-mail: admin@moah.org
Transistors and vacuum tubes workshop. Intro course about transistor and vacuum-tube circuits, with experiments that students get to keep and take home. April 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 10 a.m. to Noon. Ages 10 and up. $55 Members/$65 Nonmembers.
QWERTY Education Services
1050 Chestnut St., Ste. 201, Menlo Park
Phone: 326-8484
Web: www.qwertyed.com
E-mail: info@qwertyed.com
Offices in Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Tutoring and educational evaluation: Professional tutoring for K-12 and college. May include homework support or remedial/enrichment learning. Organization of writing, systematic revision, keyboarding, reading skills, math procedures and problem-solving, and organization, motivation and study skills. Contact Mark Carey, Educational Director, for a no-cost phone consultation.
Randall Millen Registry
921 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto
Phone: 856-1419
Individual private tutoring in Midtown Palo Alto home for grades 7-12, college and adults. Subjects include English grammar and composition, English as a second language (ESL), French, Latin, mathematics, history and social studies, and humanities in general. Also: test preparation for all standardized tests (including S.A.T.), and manuscript writing and editing. Stanford graduate with 40 years of experience as a tutor. Fees from $18 per hour.
Sky Rocket 101
Palo Alto
Phone: 650-793-0721
Web: www.skyrocket101.com
E-mail: feliciafahey@gmail.com
SR 101 Surviving the First Year of College. 10 a.m. Sat., May 3. Cost: $125. This 3-hour workshop exposes the predominant pitfalls of the first year and imparts core strategies for avoiding these pitfalls. We present insiders' knowledge of college that teaches how to: master the academic system, tackle the daily challenges of student life, hone your study and time management skills.
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