STARBASE Really Works!

STARBASE is an extremely effective program. Pre and post test scores show that California STARBASE students demonstrate a significant increase of an average of 38% in their knowledge and skills in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).

California STARBASE has reached over 38,000 students since our inception in 1993. We have grown from one classroom to eight classrooms at five different locations, and we are projected to have over 4,000 students participate in 2010. California STARBASE promotes the learning process beyond the school year through summer camps, mentor programs, and other exciting activities such as our "Spring Lift Off" event, which introduces students directly to NASA through their "Ames Exploration Encounter" facility located in Northern California.

STARBASE is an educational program which responds to the needs of today's youth through hands-on activities focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), as well as personal development and drug awareness/prevention. STARBASE’s curriculum covers over forty-one California State Standards and are often the only hands-on STEM activities students receive during the school year.

In addition, teachers report back to us that their students have positive shifts in attitudes about themselves, the educational process, and their futures. Teachers also express to us that their students are more attentive in class after their STARBASE experience:

"My students scored higher on their state tests than any other class in the district, and I attribute that to their experience at California STARBASE." Attending Teacher

Parents and students report that STARBASE has made a significant difference in their lives:

"When she comes home from STARBASE, she is so excited to tell me what they did, and how." Parent of STARBASE Student

"Before STARBASE, I struggled with math and science and now I am not struggling with it anymore." STARBASE Student