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Date: June 2026 Time: 1:30 PM Location: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 3725 30th St., San Diego, CA 92104 SAN DIEGO — ROOTS welcomed refugee students in fourth grade and above to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in North Park for the 2026 ROOTS STEM Camp, continuing the organization’s multi-year effort to make science accessible through hands-on learning. The four-day program explored physics and mathematics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. Students designed devices to protect

Date: November 10, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM Location: The Bishop’s School, 7607 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, CA 92037 LA JOLLA, CA — ROOTS joined members of The Bishop’s School community during the holiday season to collect gifts for refugee children and families served by local refugee organizations. Donations were collected through the Bishop’s community, including at the school dining hall and Christmas Tree Lighting activities. Students, parents, faculty, and staff were invited to

Date: November 8, 2025 Time: 4:30 PM Location: Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, 4321 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121 SAN DIEGO — ROOTS brought together more than 60 young performers and more than 250 audience members on November 8 for the second annual Refugee Youth Benefit Concert at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, raising more than $8,000 for programs serving refugee children and families. Young musicians from schools, orchestras, ensembles, and music programs throughou

Date: June 4, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM Location: University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 LA JOLLA, CA — ROOTS brought refugee students to the University of California San Diego on June 4 for a campus visit and tour of bioengineering laboratories, giving young participants a firsthand look at university-level science and research. During the laboratory visit, a lab director provided an overview of current research and introduced students to the kinds

Date: June 2025 Time: 1:30 PM Location: International Rescue Committee, 5348 University Ave., Suite 205, San Diego, CA 92105 SAN DIEGO — ROOTS welcomed refugee students to its 2025 STEM Camp at the International Rescue Committee tutoring room in City Heights, continuing the organization’s annual program of free, hands-on science education. Eighteen students, primarily ages 9–13, participated in activities covering chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, technology, and engi

Date: March 15, 2025 Time: 10:30 AM Location: The Bishop’s School, 7607 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, CA 92037 LA JOLLA, CA — Refugee students visited The Bishop’s School on March 15 for a ROOTS STEM Day combining science, creativity, recreation, and campus exploration. Participants toured the school’s science laboratories and Creative Center, giving them an opportunity to see spaces where Bishop’s students regularly experiment, design, build, and create. ROOTS volunteers also or

Date: June 2024 Time: 1:30 PM Location: International Rescue Committee, 5348 University Ave., Suite 205, San Diego, CA 92105 SAN DIEGO — ROOTS welcomed refugee students in fourth grade and above for the 2024 ROOTS STEM Camp, continuing its summer program of hands-on learning across science, mathematics, technology, and engineering. ROOTS Club members designed activities around experimentation and problem-solving. Instead of asking students simply to memorize scientific facts,

Date: November 2, 2024 Time: 10:30 AM Location: Chollas Lake Park, 6350 College Grove Dr., San Diego, CA 92115 SAN DIEGO — ROOTS volunteers and refugee students gathered at Chollas Lake Park on November 2 for a day of fishing, a scavenger hunt, group games, and outdoor recreation. The field trip offered participants an opportunity to try activities outside ROOTS’ regular STEM curriculum. Volunteers helped students with fishing while teams worked together during the scavenger

Date: May 18, 2024 Time: 10:30 AM Location: Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA SAN DIEGO — ROOTS volunteers and refugee students spent May 18 exploring Mission Trails Regional Park during an educational field trip combining environmental science, local history, and outdoor recreation. A park ranger joined the group to introduce participants to native plants found throughout the park and explain how local species have adapted to Southern California’s climate and envir

Date: June 2023 Time: 1:30 PM Location: UPAC Neighborhood Enterprise Center, 5296 University Ave., Suite A-B, San Diego, CA 92105 SAN DIEGO — Refugee students in fourth grade and above took part in the 2023 ROOTS STEM Camp, a hands-on summer program designed to make science, technology, engineering, and mathematics engaging and accessible to young learners. ROOTS student volunteers led activities that encouraged participants to build, test, observe, and solve problems rather

Date: November 1, 2023 Time: 7:30 AM Location: The Bishop’s School, 7607 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, CA 92037 LA JOLLA, CA — ROOTS launched a STEM Book Drive at The Bishop’s School to collect science-focused books for refugee children and youth in San Diego. Students, parents, faculty, and other members of the Bishop’s community were invited to donate books covering topics including biology, chemistry, engineering, technology, mathematics, space, and the natural sciences. More

Date: December 16, 2021 Time: 4:00 PM Location: UPAC Neighborhood Enterprise Center, 5296 University Ave., Suite A-B, San Diego, CA 92105 SAN DIEGO — Refugee children and families gathered on December 16 for a festive community holiday celebration featuring live music, holiday songs, and an opportunity for volunteers and families to spend time together. Young musicians performed familiar seasonal favorites on cello and violin, adding music and warmth to the gathering. The per

Date: September 28, 2024 Time: 5:30 PM Location: Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, 4321 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121 SAN DIEGO — Young musicians and community members came together at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church on September 28 for the first Refugee Youth Benefit Concert, organized to raise funds and awareness for programs serving refugee children and families in San Diego. The evening brought together musicians from different backgrounds and traditions. The program