Youth Science Classes
Registration for Fall 2025 opens September 15th. Classes run six weeks from October 6th to November 14th.
All classes will have an enrollment limit of 16 students. Courses cost $82 per student.
Inside Out!
Ages 6 to 8
$82
Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
EHS Room 103
Teachers: Abi and Ellie
Join us for an exciting journey through the wonders of human anatomy! In this fun and interactive class, students will uncover the secrets of the digestive system, skeletal system, nervous system, and much more. Through hands-on activities and engaging lessons, young scientists will explore how our bodies function from the inside out. Get ready to learn, explore, and be amazed!
Science Detectives
Ages 9-11
$82
Mondays, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
EHS Room 202
Teachers: Hannah & TJ
Put on your thinking cap and grab your magnifying glass—it's time to solve some science mysteries! In this exciting, hands-on class, young detectives will uncover clues about nature. Through fun experiments, outdoor exploration, and critical thinking, students will learn to observe, investigate, and think like real scientists.
Are you ready to crack the case?
Wild World of Ecology
Ages 12-14
$82
Thursdays, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
EHS Room 225
Teachers: Hannah & Shelby
Get ready to explore the wild world of ecology and dive into the amazing relationships between plants, animals, people, and the planet in this exciting ecology class! Students will explore how ecosystems work, discover food chains and webs, learn how living things interact with their environment, and find out what we can do to help protect nature. With hands-on activities and fun experiments, this class brings the natural world to life. Let’s become nature explorers and protectors of our planet!
Marine Biology
Ages: High school
$82
Tuesdays, Noon to 1 p.m.
EHS Room 203
Teachers: Lauren & Paige
Dive deep into the science of the sea in this engaging, hands-on course designed for high school students with a passion for marine life and environmental stewardship. Explore the structure and function of marine ecosystems, investigate the incredible diversity of ocean organisms, and discover how everything in the ocean is interconnected in beautifully complex ways. Through labs, case studies, and interactive projects, students will gain a deeper understanding of marine biology and the critical role of conservation in preserving ocean health. This course challenges students to think like scientists and become the next generation of ocean stewards.
Summer High School Summer Research
We do not run regular science outreach classes over summer. However, we are excited to direct you to an adjacent program on campus. Our immersive summer program offers high school students hands-on research experiences in STEM fields, focusing on biomedical engineering. Participants will engage in team-based projects, exploring areas such as 3D design, 3D printing, Circuit, Coding, Tissue engineering, and Medical device fabrication. The program aims to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills, preparing students for future STEM pursuits.
NOTE: The cost and syllabus timeline for this summer research program are different than our semester-based classes and are explained in the registration page.
General Information
The Science Outreach Program offers science classes for children in our community during the fall and spring semesters. These classes allow students to learn about the wonders of God’s creation in a laboratory using equipment not readily available elsewhere.
These classes are experiential, hands-on, and lab-based. Each class is held once a week and is completed within one semester. Class size is limited, and topics vary each session and semester. Please contact the Science Outreach Program with questions about the classes.
The classes are taught by Â鶹´«Ã½ Fox undergraduate students majoring in science and education. Each class is team-taught with two instructors, giving each student more one-on-one assistance.
All student teachers receive lesson planning, delivery, and classroom management training and work closely with the Science Outreach Program director to create and deliver their courses.
The subsidized class fee helps to cover the cost of instructor payroll, class supplies, and field trip expenses, if applicable. Fees may vary from class to class depending on lab and/or field trip expenses.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Fox University makes every effort to keep the cost of these classes as low as possible while maintaining the highest possible quality of instruction. Please contact the Science Outreach Program via email (scienceoutreach@georgefox.edu) to inquire about need-based scholarships.
We maintain an email contact list to distribute updated information about youth science classes. If you would like to be on our email list to get advance notice of when registration will open, please email the Science Outreach Program at scienceoutreach@georgefox.edu.
Directions to Â鶹´«Ã½ Fox
The youth science classes are held in the Edwards-Holman Science Center building or the Roberts Center building on the Â鶹´«Ã½ Fox University campus in Newberg, Oregon. Please see the campus map for the location of EHS, Roberts Center and visitor parking lots. You will be given a parking pass on the first day of class.
The Edwards-Holman Science Center (#18 on the campus map) is directly behind the Wood-Mar building off Meridian Street. Upon reaching downtown Newberg, follow 99W to Meridian Street. Turn north onto Meridian, and follow it for two blocks. Make a right into the Â鶹´«Ã½ Fox parking lot.
The Roberts Center (#47 on the campus map) is located off of East Sherman Street. From Portland Rd/Highway 99, turn North onto N. Villa Rd. and left onto East Sherman Street. Follow it to the end of the street and turn right. Enter in the Roberts Center West Wing.