Started in a high schooler's spare time.
Science and Beyond is a 501(c)(3) non-profit run by students. We inspire young talents to understand and address environmental challenges through hands-on educational experiences, focused on the role of science and computer science in conservation and biodiversity.
Everything we run is free. We teach the way we wished we'd been taught: build something real, outdoors when possible, with people close to your own age.
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What we believe
Free, or it doesn't count
Cost is the first thing that filters kids out of science. We removed it.
Build, don't watch
Every program ends with something a student made — a game, a garden bed, a project.
Students teaching students
Our instructors are teenagers. It makes the room less intimidating and the questions better.
How we got here
Founded as a high school sophomore project and registered as a 501(c)(3).
First Python boot camps and the launch of our SDG hackathon series.
Built an outdoor science classroom for Oliveira Elementary — 35 bucket seats, gravel, fencing, whiteboard.
Running free sessions year-round and expanding conservation work across the East Bay.
What a year of free programs looks like
