EXPERIENCE SPARQ
Video - Images - FACTS
Video Profile of the Piner High School SPARQ Center by PBS KVIE.
‘Inside California Education: SPARQ Center – Reaching for the Stars. Visit the SPARQ Center in Santa Rosa, where students learn science skills at one of the only school planetariums in the state.”
Video profile of the SPARQ Center by KPIX Channel 5.
2024-1-11 SPARQ Center wind turbine getting s good workout on a very windy day.
SPARQ CENTER & STEM FACTS
PHS STEM Certificate Projects
School Planetarium Visits
The Piner High SPARQ Planetarium and Digital Theater has been hosting Elementary and Jr. High classes from around Sonoma County since 2016. We have had 5,500+ visitors over this time with an average attendance of 750+ students each school year (minus 2021 due to covid). The SPARQ planetarium has also hosted high school classes, SRJC students, and boy/girl scout troops earning their Astronomy badges. This free program has become a popular field trip for local teachers. It is open to anyone who has transportation to the SPARQ Center. Some classes even take the City Bus to SPARQ! It is popular enough that demand outpaces available spaces. We would love to expand the program to inspire and educate young students about STEM. The SPARQ Center not only provides unique opportunities to Piner High School students, but also to our local community.
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Sirius 6.7 meter dome. Planewave 12.5” Telescope
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Generating electricity since 2014! 2500 watts peak on April 17, 2023.
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Coming soon!
