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2020 Camp Schedule

BioJam forges deep connections through collaborative learning between Bay Area community members, Stanford undergraduates and graduate students, and middle and high school students from East San Jose, South Monterey County, and East Bay. The program starts with a two-week summer camp where instructors co-learn with teens on the topics of biohacking, speculative design, and restorative justice. Our 2020 camp was conducted remotely (on Zoom) and was based on kits we designed and delivered to campers. These custom “maker” kits contained bioplastics, live mycelium, and circuitry materials (see budget). 

After camp ends, the program continues with bi-weekly meetings between teens and Stanford students throughout the academic year where teens design and lead community engagement projects based on what they learned. In 2020-2021, BioJam teens have (1) exhibited their artwork alongside professional artists at the San Jose International Airport, (2) organized and delivered over 1000 face masks to agricultural workers in the Salinas Valley in collaboration with a local non-profit (Xinampa) and the San Francisco Opera costume department, (3) collaborated on an innovative online program (food+bio+tech) with the Tech Interactive science museum in San Jose, and (4) have designed and led a workshop on biomaterials in fashion at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) 2021 conference for STEM faculty and graduate students from around the world.

2020 Camp Overview

Synchronous Days

Asynchronous Days/ Independant Making

The morning activities are introductions to bioengineering practices, ethics and frameworks. 
The days focus on hands-on biomaterial creative design explorations. The emphasis is on easy access biomaterials, tools, and processes that may be incorporated into low resolution prototyping. We will have guest speakers at lunch on some of these days.

Week 1

Day 1  Introductions & Framing the Journey

Monday July 13th (10:00 am-2:00 pm) Zoom with periodic breaks and an hour lunch
  • A dive into systems design & decolonization via our favorite fruit
  • What's in our Kits
  • What is PPE?
  • What is Human Centered Design (and can we think of a better name?)

Day 2 Independent Work Day

Tuesday July 14th 
(noon-12:30 and then 1pm -2 pm) Lunch Discussion
Discussion with Boriah Clothiers, a fashion house in Nigeria making fashion face mask and a discussion with Josue Gil, Stanford BioE Student designing assistive gear for fieldworkers.
  • Empathy building research, need finding, user need statement
  • Press mycelium face mask into mold

Day 3 Support meeting & Central Dogma, Mycelium & Cells Afternoon Zoom

Wednesday July 15th
  • (10:00-11:30 am) ​Optional support discussion with BioJam Teen Mentors regarding Microbit and Makey Makey.
  • (2:00-4:00pm) Engineering OF, FOR, & WITH Biology. ​​Central dogma, genetic circuits, protein engineering​

Day 4 Morning Independent Work & Afternoon Zoom

Thursday July 16th (2:00-4:00pm)
  • Community Cookbook
  • Brainstorming and Storymapping

Day 5 Brainstorming Community Activities

Friday July 17th (10:00 am-2:00 pm) Zoom with periodic breaks and an hour lunch
  • Prototyping
  • Biosensors
  • DIY Millifluidics

Week 2

Day 6  Prototyping with Makey Makey & Biomaterials
Monday July 20th (10:00 am-2:00 pm) Zoom with periodic breaks and an hour lunch
  • NASA JPL guest speakers
  • Prototyping 
  • Experience Mapping​​

Day 7  Independent Work Day

Tuesday July 21st 
(10:00-10:30 am) Guest Speaker Stanford Professor Rodolfo Dirzo. He will focus on biodiversity conservation and sustainability
(noon-1:00 pm) Lunch Discussion with Google Doodler Alyssa Winans
(3:00-4:30 pm) Biomaterials discussion

Day 8  Community Engagement & Showcase Prep

Wednesday July 22nd
(1:00-2:00 pm) Teen Mentor support meeting
2:00-4:00 pm) Tech Interactive Guest speaker, Anja
Scholze. 
​Documenting work and prepping for showcase

Day 9  Independent Work Day

Thursday July 23nd
Independent work prep for Friday Showcase
Noon-1:00 PM College Questions? Office hour with Jonathan Hernandez. 

3:00-4:00 DIY Millifluidics ​

Day 10  SHOWCASE

Friday July 24nd
​(10:00-noon) 
Showcase with guest presentation reviewers
(1:00-2:00pm ) Wrap up, certificates and next steps 

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  • Home
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    • 2020 Summer Camp >
      • Camp Summary
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      • Day 1 2020 Camp
      • Day 2 2020 Camp
      • Day 3 2020 Camp
      • Day 4 2020 Camp
      • Day 5 2020 Camp
      • Day 6 2020 Camp, Monday 7/20
      • Day 7 2020 Camp, Tuesday 7/21/20
      • Day 8 2020 Camp, Wednesday 7/22/20
      • Day 9 2020 Camp, Thursday 7/23/20
      • Day 10 2020 Camp, Friday 7/24/20
    • 2019 Schedule >
      • Gallery >
        • Camp Prep
        • Day 1
        • Day 2
        • Day 3
        • Day 4
      • About 2019
      • Day 1
      • Day 2
      • Day 3
      • Day 4
      • 2019 Camp Participants
  • Funding
  • Contact
  • SHOWCASE
  • Additional Resources
  • Community Events
    • JTown ArtWalk