New Tuesday Programming
Pinhead Institute is excited to offer MAD LABS: Tuesday Edition at Pinhead HQ during Telluride Schools early-release Tuesdays. The program will run Tuesday afternoons, September 2 – October 7 for K-4th grade students. MAD LABS are themed around particular areas of science and encourage kids to experiment, learn, design, create, investigate, and more. Get your lab coats […]
Summer Highlights
High Five for a Fantastic Summer at Pinhead! This summer sure did go by fast but, time flies when you’re having fun! With new staff at the helm, Sarah & Stacy had a blast with the summer programming and are very proud of Pinhead’s […]
Noah Perkovich Week Four: Mine Exploration Geology
This fourth and final week of my internship has been even more exciting than all its precursors. I am becoming very familiar with the terms, vocabulary, and ideas of these bright geologists I am working with. With every bit of experience I get I feel like I always am growing my understanding of the field I […]
Marten: Week Six
The last week of my internship has passed. I had an amazing time with all the people that worked on the MinXSS project with me and the entire experience was very eye opening for me. I’m not going to give the day by day account this week because you have probably heard enough about what […]
Week 6- Jess
Wow. I cannot believe that my internship went by that fast. I was just having such a good time and learning so much I did not want to leave. It felt like I just got there, and with a flash I was going home. My last week at the science center was slow, the summer […]
Pinhead at the Aspen Science Street Fair
Last weekend Pinhead made an appearance at Aspen Science Center’s “Science Street Fair”! Executive Director, Sarah Holbrooke, made a visit to Aspen, CO to participate in Aspen Science Center‘s “Science Street Fair” on Sunday, August 10th. Joined by mini Pinheads (and children of Sarah), Wiley & Kitty, the Pinhead crew taught other science enthusiasts about […]
Noah Perkovich Week Three: Mine Exploration Geology
Over the last week I have done more work in Reno doing lots of core sampling to use on the spectrometer. Then I went with Gary and Lucia to lovelock NV. This is a small town that has not had any mine activity for a long time and the exploration company I am working for […]
Kids Will Build a Footbridge on the Valley Floor
Pinhead is taking MINI MISSIONS: Bridge Camp to the next level. Students will design and construct a foot bridge on the Valley Floor. Click photo for The Watch article.
BOOM! with Telluride Academy
Pinhead and Telluride Academy have great chemistry! BOOM! camp was yet again a hit amongst 8-10 year old aspiring scientists. Click photo for Telluride Daily Planet Article. Photo: Melissa Plantz
Marten: Week Five
My time here is quickly coming to an end. Although six weeks seems like a very long time for me to be gone it is almost nothing in the scale of this project and honestly it astounds me. So many people have been working towards the completion of this project (Over 50 people including students […]