Bridge Camp Completes Bridge on Valley Floor
Bridge Camp Completes Bridge on Valley Floor On Friday, August 15, MINI MISSIONS: Bridge Camp completed construction of a foot bridge near Eider Creek on the Valley Floor. Click here for the Daily Planet article.
Pinhead Meets With STEMhero
Pinhead Meets With STEMhero On Friday, August 22, Pinhead’s Program Director Stacy Klotka met with STEMhero’s Nate Conroy. STEMhero is the education branch of the organization, MeterHero, both housed at The Water Council in Milwaukee, WI. STEMhero’s goal is to provide education and awareness for water & energy […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
NEW HIRES TAKE THE HELM PINHEAD
‘Sarah Holbrooke, a longtime news producer who has worked for the likes of Katie Couric and Larry King, is the nonprofit’s new executive director. And Stacy Klotka, a chemist who worked at Hydrite Chemical Company after graduating from Marquette, is Pinhead’s new senior program director.” Read all about the new hires at The Planet and […]
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
Please join us at the 3rd Annual Science of Cocktails on Saturday, June 28, 2014 for an intoxicating evening featuring libation creations from some of Telluride’s best mixologists. This fundraising event will take an in-depth, interactive look at the physics, chemistry, and biology of cocktails and spirits with the help of local master mixers. More information here!
A SUMMER OF SCIENCE – CLASSES & CAMPS!
Check out Pinhead’s Summer of Science! We are offering Science Camps with Telluride Academy, Mini Missions & Mad Labs at the Pinhead Headquarters, and starting in July, our popular Punk Science gatherings at the Telluride High School! Learn more about The Code Clubhouse set to take off this summer. Register Today!
THE 2014 INTERNS HAVE BEEN SELECTED
Congratulations! Noah Perkovich, Telluride Mountain School; Jessica Jackman, Telluride High School; Sabine Lindler, Ridgway Secondary School; Zachary Nunn, Telluride High School; Mikaela Balkind, Telluride High School; Aaron Morgan, Nucla High School; Marten Kendall, Ridgway Secondary School; and Danielle Nguyen, Farmington High School.