IEA News: Summer Spotlight, EXPLORE SEAL Project and Yunasa Buddies!

IEA E-Newsletter May 2024 [View online]( [DONATE]( [VOLUNTEER]( [CONTACT US]( [IEA E-Newsletter Header May 2024 over a photo of Academy students smiling at their desks] We are excited to announce our annual Summer Spotlight event will be on Wednesday, May 22 at 5:00 PM! This is one of our favorite events and it is a great chance to meet other students and parents, especially if you are registered for Summer Academy. Our EXPLORE students are presenting their jellyfish sensor research at Caltech this week. Summer is one of our busiest times at IEA and we would love your support. We created a wish list of items that would support our programs, including our very popular request for new or gently used stuffed animals to send to our newest Yunasa campers. EVENTS . [IEA Summer Spotlight Invitation featuring a watermelon-theme with sliced fruit, watermelons, flowers, ice cream and hearts in red and green scattered around the frame. In the center from top to bottom: IEA logo; SUMMER SPOTLIGHT in big bold red letters; join us for fun family activities; good food, community building, learning about IEA, and more; May 23, 2024 5-6:30PM; 540 S Marengo Ave. Pasadena, CA; RSVP to bit.ly/IEASpotlight24]( We're hosting Summer Spotlight on May 22 from 5:00-6:30 PM at our Learning Center. We'll provide fun activities, delicious food, and a welcoming space; you bring the family and friends! This free community event invites families, new and old, to visit our beautiful facility and connect within and across IEA's many programs. If you're taking Academy classes this summer, you can also meet some of your future classmates ahead of time! [RSVP FOR SUMMER SPOTLIGHT]( ACADEMY . [Academy student wearing a glove and goggles holds tweezers in one hand and a dissected chicken leg in the other at the Institute for Educational Advancement's Learning Center and Academy students testing their foil boats in a pool of water at the Institute for Educational Advancement's Learning Center on the front lawn.]( We are always a little sad when a session ends, but we know that our students had a great time during Spring Academy. They dissected chicken wings, designed boats, engineered robots, screen-printed, made life-sized anatomy diagrams, and so much more! Soon enough, the Learning Center will be bustling again: Academy Summer Sessions start on June 17! The application deadline is May 10, so it’s not too late to fill your summer with fun and learning. [APPLY FOR SUMMER ACADEMY]( Can't commit to a full session? Academy workshops are a great way to get a burst of hands-on learning. Check out our upcoming Robotics workshop! [SEE UPCOMING WORKSHOPS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- We are offering EXTENDED CARE during Summer Academy to help accommodate for parents' busy schedules! Drop off as early as 8:00 am and pick up as late as 5:30 pm for an additional fee. [REGISTER FOR EXTENDED CARE]( EXPLORE . [IEA EXPLORE students using various equipment at the Caltech SEAL lab] Combining robots and jellyfish to study the ocean using 3D printed sensors? That is the topic of our EXPLORE students’ research. Learn more about their research from their mentor in [this Popular Science article](! [READ THE POPULAR SCIENCE ARTICLE]( CAROLINE D. BRADLEY SCHOLARSHIP . [Nicolas from Sun Prarie, WI is smiling and wearing a blue plaid shirt against a yellow background. His quote in a black frame with quotation marks reads 'Between every two pines there is a doorway to a new world.' - John Muir and Sriya from Las Vegas, NV is smiling and wearing tortoise shell glasses, a colorful beaded necklace, and shirt with stars and music notes that says Stay Positive, against a blue background. Her quote in a black frame with quotation marks reads 'I can’t decide, so I’m on my way to school again / On my way to duel again, me against the world…' - Masta Ace, “Young Black Intelligent (Y.B.I.)” (The Falling Season, 2016)]( We think our CDB Scholars are inspiring. Check out a few of their favorite quotes from this year's Bradley Seminar. YUNASA . [A first-time Yunasa camper wearing her Yunasa buddy (a soft, fuzzy, stuffed red frog) on her back using a purple crochet harness as she smiles over her shoulder while walking through the woods and A table covered in Yunasa buddies, stuffed animals of varying shapes, sizes, and colors, including a blue dragon, a purple unicorn with gold wings, and a green polka-dotted teddy bear] We are in need of gently used or like-new stuffed animals for our Yunasa Summer Camps, preferably of a travel-friendly size (fits in a small backpack). These stuffed animals, also referred to as Yunasa Buddies, are given to first-year campers as a cuddly source of comfort throughout the week of camp and a memento if their time with us If you would like to donate your stuffed animals to a new home, bring them by IEA's Learning Center Mondays-Fridays 9am-5pm or mail them to 540 S Marengo Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101. We’d love to have donations in by the first week of June. If you have any questions, please contact Issabela at itulalian@educationaladvancement.org. WAYS TO SUPPORT IEA . Do you love IEA as much as we do? Please help us maximize the impact of our programs by making a donation, volunteering with us, conducting outreach in your area to help spread the word about our programs, or checking with your company to see if they offer an employee match, to name just a few ways to help IEA. There are so many ways you can make a difference in the lives of our young people! [DONATE]( [VOLUNTEER]( [MATCHING GIFTS]( IN THE NEWS . [Screenshot of The Livingston Daily website with a photo of Yunasa campers getting ready to zipline on]( Read what [The Livingston Daily]( had to say about Yunasa East in Howell, MI! Our Senior Program Manager, Nicole Endacott, had much to say about our beloved camp. [READ LIVINGSTON DAILY]( [Institute for Educational Advancement logo]( [Update Email Preferences]( Institute for Educational Advancement 569 S. 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