Community Education

In collaboration with NM educational institutions,

NM Science Foundation offers hands-on instruction (classes and workshops)

• Auto Mechanics
• Basic Electronics
• Model Rocketry
• Microcontrollers
  with BASIC Stamp, Arduino, TI MSP430, and Raspberry Pi
• Chemistry Fundamentals
• Physics Fundamentals
• Problem Solving Skills with Chess
  Probably the most highly sought and valued skill in the workforce,
  problem solving is little understood and rarely taught in education.
• Workshops
1. DNA Replication, AMP Synthesis
2. DNA Extraction, ScienceWiz
3. Rocketry Fundamentals
4. Microcontroller Fundamentals
5. Maker Faire 2015
6. Electronics – audio oscillators
7. Linux Operating Systems
   Linux was originally developed as a free operating system for PCs, but has since been
   ported to more computer hardware platforms than any other operating system.
8. Computer Fundamentals
   with Microsoft and Linux Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Database, and Presentations

Purpose of Education

• Inspire curiosity – lifetime self motivation to learn
• Develop foundational life skills
• Preparation for higher education
• Preparation for a chosen occupation
• A student not willing to learn should work for a living
  (Paul Revere apprenticed with his father at an early age – Revere Copper Company.)

Educational Institutions

With the rising cost of higher education and questionable applicability, consider alternatives for success.

As tuition rates spiral beyond reach and student loan debt passes $1 trillion (more than credit card debt),

IVORY TOWER asks: “Is college worth the cost?”

• Khan Academy
• Coursera
• WyzAnt Tutoring
• Central NM Community College
• SW Center for Microsystems Education
• Rio Grande Enrichment Studies
• MIT Open Courseware
• Stanford Online
• HarvardX
• Open Education Database

For additional information, email mark@nmsciencefoundation.org.