Pinhead welcomes Dr. John Steinberg to our regional schools Throughout the school year, the Pinhead Institute brings internationally renowned scientists into our regional schools with our Scholars in the Schools program. These acclaimed scientists lead labs, experiments, workshops, and field expeditions for students in grade school...
When discussing the current state of affairs of our planet and the challenges we face as individuals, a community and a country, I would wager that rarely, if ever, has one of the many solutions being proposed to address what's in our faces been an...
Drawing. Painting. Paper Maché. Creating a Superhero. Clay. Screen Printing. Jewelry Making. These are just a few project kids can look forward to at the Ah Haa School this summer. Ah Haa summer art camps have allowed kids to explore their creativity for over two decades....
Supporting Pinhead's summer interns helps support the future of our country Ever wanted to study plants in Hawaii? Or work to conserve native turtle habitats in Costa Rica? Or maybe you would prefer sequencing DNA of poisonous spiders? Students interested in science with an adventurous spirit...
Play and childhood seem to be – or at least used to be– synonymous. With the simple directive, “Go play outside," parents gave their children a free pass to a kind of freedom that is all too often left behind (and longed for) as we...
Editor's note: This blog welcomes one more terrific writer to growing the Telluride Inside...
"Fascinating Forensics with Peculiar Powders", Monday, January 23, 2012, 3:30 pm at Wilkinson Public Library. FREE! Join Pinhead for some super sleuthing and some crime scene investigating. We will determine "who done it" by testing mysterious powders and looking at fingerprint samples. This lab intensive program...
A TWO WEEK STAY AT CASTLEWOOD IN TELLURIDE! BACK STAGE PASSES TO BLUES & BREWS! Yes, I know I am shouting, but I want your attention and here's why. One of Telluride's signature institutions, the Telluride Academy, is hosting an online auction RIGHT NOW and there...
Meet scientist Ron Estler at Friday's gathering At Telluride's Pinhead Institute, the concepts of science and fun are joined at the hip. In December, as part of one of Pinhead's signature programs, Science in the Schools, salad bowls play a major role in an epic Tug-of...
