FAB Friday is a middle school program originally developed in partnership with 21^st Century Schools and currently made possible with support from Youth Advocates of Sitka. Each semester, students from Blatchley Middle School join us at the Science Center on Friday afternoons for science adventures. In past sessions, we enjoyed the challenge of “Breakout Science” units. Students solved riddles, codes, and learned facts associated with science topics to open locked boxes for further clues. It’s safe to say our Sitka students were fast and accurate. We have also partnered with local artists, such as Liz Zacher, for a unique experience celebrating the intersection of art and science. In Liz’s session students learned the steps for creating clay tiles and turned to the curious creatures of our ocean for design inspiration. The tiles were covered with a variety of materials including kelp, natural salts, crushed shells, and copper wire before being placed in a giant beach pit fire! The completed art pieces were put on display at this year’s Sitka WhaleFest.

Our current Fab Friday runs mid January through late April 2024 and will explore computer code.

Fab Friday: Codemakers | Fridays 2 pm to 4 pm starting January 24th, 2024