STEAM Programs

Meet Laura C, a sophomore at Oak Ridge and two-time STEM Fair winner. This summer, Laura led Growth Notes’ first international project in Moldova. When she’s not deep-diving into research, you’ll probably find her with her nose in a book (she reads at least 60 a year), playing the guitar, running her club meetings, or debating her way all the way to state levels.

Aleksandra H. is a senior and Vice President of Digital Science Programs at Growth Notes. She creates biology animations that combine scientific accuracy, storytelling, and creative design to make complex concepts more engaging and easier to understand. Her work has been used in classrooms and community STEAM camps, and she is a competitor in the 2025–2026 Breakthrough Junior Challenge.

My name is Adam and I am a junior at the College Preparatory School in Oakland who is very passionate about architecture and urban design. Just this past summer, I attended the Embarc architecture program at UC Berkeley which deepened my interest in the subject and inspired me to lead an architecture camp for little kids. Outside of architecture, I dedicate much of my life to rowing and I enjoy playing guitar in what little spare time I have.

A junior at the College Preparatory School in Oakland, Qadir passionately enjoys studying biology and chemistry. But outside of class, he is on varsity for soccer and volleyball where both teams have made NCS in D1 and D2 respectively. Over the summer, Qadir partook in the on campus Columbia SHAPE program where he learned how to code a minesweeper game in python. When he’s at home, Qadir loves to bake and hangout with his siblings.