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Bringing Hands-On STEAM Learning to San Diego Educators

May 18, 2025

RAFT recently had the pleasure of participating in the San Diego STEAM Educators Conference at the University of San Diego from May 16-17. The event brought together hundreds of teachers from across the state committed to advancing STEAM education across Southern California. Nancy McIntyre, RAFT’s new Community Engagement Manager, represented our team at the conference,…

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From Honoree to Advocate: A STEAM Award’s Ripple Effect

May 14, 2025

At RAFT, we believe in celebrating educators who bring STEAM to life through hands-on learning. Our STEAM Teachers and Administrators of the Year Awards honor those who go above and beyond-and sometimes, that recognition inspires something even bigger. Just ask Bryan Williams, a past STEAM Teacher of the Year award recipient who later nominated another…

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DreamBox Impact Series: Milpitas Unified School District

April 1, 2025

Engaging EL and SPED Learners Through Hands-On STEAM For the past two summers, RAFT has partnered with Milpitas Unified School District to bring hands-on STEAM learning to the district’s Extended School Year (ESY) summer program. This past summer, 230 fourth- through sixth-grade Special Education (SPED) and English Learner (EL) students became environmental engineers-designing water filtration…

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Bringing Stories to Life: RAFT’s Intersession Program at Northwood Elementary

March 18, 2025

This winter, Northwood Elementary students in Berryessa School District embarked on a creative journey through RAFT’s three-day Intersession program. Designed to spark imagination and hands-on learning, the program engaged 66 students in grades K-5 in the art of puppet-making, storytelling, and performance, culminating in a special showcase for families. Student-made marionette puppets displayed with crafting…

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Redwood City Store Closed 8/22-8/25

Aug 22, 2018 |

Please note, our Redwood City Location will be closed Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday August 22nd, 23rd and 25th in order to support our San Jose store through staffing challenges.  We will re-open per our normal schedule on Wednesday, 8/28.  We apologize for any inconvenience…

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Redwood City Store Closed 8/15-8/18

Aug 15, 2018 | Comments Off on Redwood City Store Closed 8/15-8/18

Please note, our Redwood City Location will be closed Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday August 15th, 16th and 18th in order to support our San Jose store through staffing challenges.  We will re-open per our normal schedule next week.  Thank you for your patience and…

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Back To School Sale arrives in San Jose! Redwood City temporarily closed

Aug 2, 2018 |

In order to serve our members better, we need to pull our Redwood City team to San Jose on Saturday, August 4th for our big Back to School sale.  We hope to see you then!

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Membership pricing now available on-line!

Jul 25, 2018 |

Exciting news for RAFT members.  Now you can order Kits from our on-line store and receive your member discount (plus shipping and handling).  Perfect for our remote members or those short on time.  As a member you should be receiving an email from Netsuite,…

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Upcoming Redwood City Store Closures

Jul 25, 2018 |

Please note, our Redwood City Location will be closed Wednesday and Thursday (July 25th and July 26th) preparing for our Back To School Event on Saturday, July 28.  We look forward to seeing you then!

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Upcoming Redwood City Store Closures

Jul 13, 2018 |

Please note, our Redwood City Location will be closed the following two Saturdays (July 14th and July 21st) for inventory and preparation for our big Back To School Event on Saturday, July 28.  We will be operating normal business hours on Wednesday and Thursdays.

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