SAGE Volunteers
Berkeley Lab Volunteers
We will be looking for Berkeley Lab staff and affiliate support to help run SAGE summer camp. Recruitment for SAGE 2025 will start in January/February. Please review descriptions below and respond by using the corresponding links.
Get Involved
To view these and other Berkeley Lab K-12 Opportunities please check out our listings in our service portal, Galaxy Digital.
Support Roles and Chairs
Planning Committee Chairs
Faith Dukes - K-12 Programs Director
Elina Rios - Special Programs and Volunteer Training Coordinator
Short Project Facilitators
Each morning, the students will participate in small group projects. These projects introduce a fundamental concept and allow students to work together to solve a problem. Facilitators will give guidance and help troubleshoot any issues during short project sessions in small groups. Please review the project by day listing in the post and sign up for the days and/or projects you’d like to support. No subject expertise needed, training will be provided! Sign up here.
Job Shadow Host
During the week, students will spend time with Berkeley Lab employees learning about their position and career trajectories. This includes a tour of their work space, and showing what's included in their day-to-day work life. Job Shadow Hosts will spend 30 minutes with a small group of students and give an interactive tour of their work space and show-and-tell demos on what they do in their day-to-day life. We are looking for 5-10 volunteers who work in a variety of facilities (specific facility list coming in January 2024). Sign up here.
Check out the Job Shadow Host info session recording here for more details. (19 minutes)
SAGE Guide
Each day, students will learn skills necessary to enter and stay in STEM fields, as well as practice using tools that help develop confidence and effective communication. SAGE Guides will be responsible for a small group of students throughout the entire week of camp and help facilitate morning icebreakers and Professional Growth sessions. Professional development topics include; Welcoming the Ideas of Others, Self-awareness, Opportunities for Success and Failure, Growth Mindset, and Leadership and Forming Habits. No subject expertise needed, training will be provided! Sign up here.
Check out the SAGE Guide info session recording here for more details. (28 minutes)
You can also view the SAGE Guide info session slides.
Overnight Host
SAGE is residential this year! Overnight Hosts will monitor students at the UC Berkeley dorms, support fun night time workshops, and chaperone students during meals, and make sure they make it to the Berkeley lab shuttle each morning. No expertise needed, training will be provided! Sign up here.