To most, taking part in a neuroscience class sounds like a laborious task requiring textbooks and countless hours of studying. Art 4 Neuroscience hopes to change that perception through helping students learn and help impact the study of neuroscience in a fun and creative way.
The camp will take place every Saturday at the Los Altos Community Center, and will teach students from grades four through seven a variety of STEAM subjects ranging from Sci-Fi, physics, and creative writing, all put to use to help visualize the importance of neuroscience.
The main goal of the Art 4 Neuroscience organization is to help further neuroscience efforts by hosting a variety of art auctions and art sales run by student artists; the upcoming camp is a shift towards focusing on education for younger students and community members. The organization hopes to use all funds raised by the camp to be donated to other neuroscience organizations across the Bay Area.
The camp is also an expansion of the organization’s focus to spread neuroscience education to local youth. By focusing on STEAM, the team hopes to give kids a platform to be creative and learn about neuroscience in a fun and engaging way.
“There are a lot of underrepresented communities who traditionally don’t have the resources to learn tough subjects like organic chemistry, neuroscience or physics,” Art 4 Neuroscience co-founder senior Bridget Liu said. “The goal of Art 4 Neuroscience is to teach people that neuroscience is just as fun as it is important.”
“We aim to educate the community to make a positive impact and widen the scope of neuroscience further than just neuroscience as an academic subject,” Art 4 Neuroscience volunteer junior Dean Harpaz said. “That’s a big goal.”
While the first day of camp has yet to begin, the team looks forward to beginning operations in the coming weeks.
Giving back to the community, while simultaneously teaching neuroscience to kids and making art, the camp will be a welcome fixture at the community center.
To find further information about volunteering or registration for the program, visit neuroartauction.wixsite.com/home.
