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​In support of our mission to ensure equitable access to STEM learning throughout the Gorge, we feature only events that are free and open to the public. We appreciate your understanding and commitment to making STEM opportunities accessible to all!

Little Learners Lab
Biweekly Schedule
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In this hands-on, play-based program, toddlers and preschoolers are invited to build structures, make discoveries, ask big questions, and embrace the joy of a little mess. Together, through different STEAM activities, children will grow in curiosity, creativity, and confidence as they experiment with the world around them. 

Biweekly on Tuesdays - 11:15am - 12:15 pm
The Dalles Public Library 
Hosted by The Dalles Public Library

Learn more here!

 
Family STEAM Night
Monthly Schedule
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Join in for a Family FUN night with a STEAM learning spin! Each month on the second Thursday, families gather in the main library for a family-friendly activity in the genre of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and/or Math. Everyone will also be welcome to help themselves to a STEAM-y hot delicious beverage!

Monthly on Thursdays - 6-7pm
The Dalles Public Library 
Hosted by The Dalles Public Library

Learn more here!
 
2026 Eagle Watch
Saturday, January 17th
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Free community event co-hosted by Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum and Army Corp of Engineers (The Dalles Dam). Join us as we celebrate these amazing birds, upon their return to the Columbia River to nest.

9 am - 3 pm @ Columbia Gorge Discovery Center 
FREE Parking
FREE Museum Admission

 https://www.gorgediscovery.org/event-list 
FREE Little Libraries
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Supported by The Roundhouse Foundation and Oregon Community Foundation and Four Rivers Early Learning & Parenting Hub, CG STEM Hub will install up to 20 free little libraries throughout Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, Wasco and Wheeler Counties. 

We are currently looking for organizations, business owners and landowners interested in receiving and stewarding a Little Library. Libraries will be built by regional students in STEM & CTE Programs, and come filled to the brim with books to start!  

For more information, or to learn more about hosting a little library at your curbside, contact Kate - kwurster@cgesd.k12.or.us
 
Columbia Gorge STEM Hub

Columbia Gorge Education Service District (CGESD)

400 E Scenic Dr #207

The Dalles, OR 97058

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Columbia Gorge STEM Hub, a program of Columbia Gorge Education Service District, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability in its programs and activities. For more information and inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies see CGESD Title IX Information.

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