Volunteer scientists bring STEM into virtual classrooms

by Lydia Sviatoslavsky, Bay City News August 2, 2021August 16, 2021

Berkeley-based nonprofit Community Resources for Science has brought STEM subjects to classrooms in low-income and minority communities for years, but when the pandemic hit, volunteer scientists were able to expand their reach virtually. (Photo courtesy of Community Resources for Science)

A small nonprofit operation started in 1997 to encourage hands-on learning and academic engagement at one Berkeley elementary school has since blossomed into an impressive network of teachers and volunteers that spans the East Bay Area.

Community Resources for Science (CRS) emerged in response to what founders Nicki Norman and Anne Jennings saw as an “opportunity gap” among students in low-income and minority communities who lacked sufficient resources and well-established teachers.

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