What we’re about
Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, WA dedicated to "develop and promote STEAM Education, Career Connected Learning, Digital Literacy, and Digital Equity for all people of all ages."
STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges. We advocate through development and promotion of events, activities, and programs, and invite collaboration with community partners in shared purpose.
## Programs
Our efforts are organized into programs, each of which is rooted in education, shared learning experiences, building relationships, and positive community impact, including:
- Community Groups: Organizing communities of aspiring, current, and retired professionals focusing on a STEAM topic.
- Community Projects: Shared learning experiences focusing on positive community impact, often collaborating with community partners.
- Mentorship: Connecting students and professionals, junior and senior professionals, and/or peers for organized and supportive personal and professional improvement.
- Internship: Supporting students through internship and benefitting local nonprofit community partners through the execution of student projects.
- Workshops: Instructor-led events and activities focusing on an educational topic.
- Group Projects: Shared learning experiences focusing on an educational topic.
- Volunteers: Organizing the volunteer needs of both Cascade STEAM programs and facilitating the STEAM-related needs of community partners.
- Digital Navigators: Providing basic technology support to the community, focusing on community service and supporting social service providers.
## Events
Free. Open to everyone. All are welcome. Family friendly. Bring your friends! See our Meetup Page for all scheduled events and program activities.
## Community Hub
Join our Community Hub to connect virtually with our community for discussion, planning, and virtual events. Discord is a free online platform for public and private text, audio, and video chat.
## Social Media
- Meetup to receive event announcements and to RSVP for events.
- LinkedIn to share our activity with your professional network.
- Facebook to share our activity with your personal network.
## Code of Conduct
All participants of Cascade STEAM events, activities, and programs agree to commit to our Code of Conduct.
## Organization
Please see our Organization Page to review our mission and structure. Cascade STEAM is made possible through the commitment of volunteer leadership and open collaboration of partners. Thank you all for your efforts.
## Get Involved!
We welcome all people of all ages to get involved and help support our mission. Learn how you can support existing efforts or bring your passions to Cascade STEAM and launch new efforts!
## Donate
Cascade STEAM is community supported. Please donate to help fund our operations and programs. See our Donate page for additional details and payment options. Thank you for your support!
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## Contact Us
Interested to get involved? Volunteer? Collaborate? We would love to hear from you! Please contact Michael Gan, Cascade STEAM President, for any inquiries at [michael.gan@cascadesteam.org](mailto:michael.gan@cascadesteam.org), 360-499-2099, or @Michael Gan via the Cascade STEAM Community Hub.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- BLUG Meetup - Cybertools and Open SourceBellingham Makerspace, Bellingham, WA
Join us Wednesday, June 18th, from 5:30 PM -7 PM at Bellingham Makerspace as we explore Cybersecurity with community organizers from BLUG, Bellingham Codes, the BTC Raspberry Pi Club, and Cascade STEAM! Josh Buker will demonstrate several devices and tools used to test security and increase awareness of sensitive areas in our environments. Bring your questions and ideas!
Each BLUG meetup will be in three parts: the first half hour will be arrival and community support. Need help installing some app or flavor of Linux? Make sure to show up early and partake in the wisdom from some of our more experienced members. After that, we will have guest sessions. Do you have ideas on what you would like to present or want to present yourself? Let us know! After the presentations are done, we will have a general social time to get to know each other and to collaborate on new things. - Cascade STEAM Citizen ScienceRe Sources, Bellingham, WA
Join the Cascade STEAM Citizen Science Community Group on the third Thursday of the month at 5:30pm at the RE Sources Library Room. We continue collaboration with RE Sources in our Stormwater Management Community Project.
Free. Open to everyone. All are welcome. Family friendly. Bring your friends.
Location:
RE Sources, 2309 Meridian St, Bellingham, WA 98225See our meeting minutes for prior meeting details.
Meeting Agenda:
- Introductions
- Project Summary
- Project Updates
- Tasks & Subprojects
- Open Discussion
About Citizen Science:
Calling all aspiring Citizen Scientists! Cascade STEAM is kicking off Citizen Science with a project to understand and improve the stormwater monitoring for Bellingham. In this group you'll learn about the techniques used by the City of Bellingham, Wash Department of Ecology, and the local non-profit RE: Sources to ensure Bellingham Bay is minimally impacted by stormwater run-off.
Citizen Science welcomes anyone interested in science and science-related community projects from the STEAM community.
To learn more see this great summary of the ReSources Stormwater Monitoring Project.
About Cascade STEAM:
Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Bellingham, WA. We develop and promote STEAM Education, Career Connected Learning, Digital Literacy, and Digital Equity for all people of all ages.
STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges. We advocate through development and promotion of events, activities, and programs, and invite collaboration with community partners in shared purpose.
Learn more about us at our website at cascadesteam.org.
- Cascade STEAM Data Engineering: Prompt Engineering (collab with BTUG)Bellingham Makerspace, Bellingham, WA
Join the Cascade STEAM Data Engineering Community Group on June 25th from 6:00pm-7:30pm at Bellingham Makerspace. Our topic this month is "Prompt Engineering" led by co-organizer Ryan Christensen.
The focus will be on prompt classification, chain of thought reinforcement, role playing, one-shot vs few-shot comparison, prompt templates and prompt dictionaries. In this discussion, we'd like folks to bring their laptops and together we can discuss some prompt challenges we have in our current workplaces. Accuracy and adherence to output specification is a tricky problem.
As always, the goal of these meetings is to encourage participation and collaboration. Most of our time will be devoted to open discussions and Q&A sessions.
Feel free to post general questions to the #data-engineering channel on the Cascade STEAM Community Hub (Discord).
Our Meeting this month is in collaboration with the Bellingham Tableau User Group (BTUG)! We ask that you also RSVP in the Tableau User Group System, which will provide you awareness for future BTUG events and provides support for this meeting and future meetings. Thank you.
About Bellingham Tableau User Group (BTUG):
The Bellingham Tableau User Group is a friendly community of local data nerds, analysts, and professionals who get together to share tips, tricks, and new ideas. Whether you’re brand new to Tableau or have been using it for years, it’s a great space to connect, learn something new, and geek out over data with like-minded folks.
About Cascade STEAM:
Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, WA dedicated to develop and promote STEAM Education, Career Connected Learning, Digital Literacy, and Digital Equity for all people of all ages.
STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges. We advocate through development and promotion of events, activities, and programs, and invite collaboration with community partners in shared purpose.
