Outreach Events and Opportunities

Science teacher conducting experiment with middle school students

The NCI Education and Outreach Program (EOP) seeks to enhance STEM experiences for K-12 students in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, while providing NCI staff and fellows the opportunity to participate in various science outreach and teaching activities. Volunteer opportunities include both scheduled events as well as ongoing opportunities with flexible days and times.

Volunteers are responsible for signing up for the events as they occur, participating in any necessary meetings and/or training(s) prior to the event, and arriving on time. For events that occur during work hours, please talk to your supervisor and make sure you have their full support before attending.

If you are running late or need to cancel attendance at an event, please contact the program coordinator as soon as possible. Repeated tardiness or cancellations will result in termination from the program.

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

If you are interested in participating, subscribe to our listserv to receive email notifications of upcoming events and sign-ups.

We are planning several events occurring this year. For more information, please email ncistemeducation@nih.gov.

Ongoing Opportunities

These opportunities are ongoing with flexible days and times.

Lunch and Learn Seminar Series: Wheaton High School

The "lunch and learn" seminar series is an opportunity for volunteers to share their research and career path with students during lunch. There is no specific research or career background required, but volunteers are expected to share the details of how they arrived at their current position. Volunteers have 30-40 minutes to discuss their career journey and research, followed by a brief Q&A. Each volunteer is responsible for coordinating with Wheaton after their initial sign-up. The seminar series typically runs from October through May each school year.

Journal Club: Poolesville High School

A journal club was developed for juniors at Poolesville High School. Students meet weekly, with NCI EOP volunteers checking in with the students monthly (one Friday per month) to manage and evaluate student progress. Typically runs during the school year, starting sometime in October.

Past Events

Volunteers reviewing the science of polymers with students during the Redland Middle School Science Night.

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Special thank you to tall of the NCISC volunteers who participated in all of the events for the 2018-2019 school year!

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Lunch and Learn at Wheaton High School with Jarrett Johnson, Ph.D. where he discussed his career path and current research and psychosocial and sociocultural factors related to prostate cancer outcomes

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Volunteers reviewing the stages of mitosis at the NCI booth at the 2018 USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC.

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