STEM Summer Institute
2024-08-05 08:30 - 2024-08-07 12:00 (America/Denver) | Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, United States
The 6th Annual STEM Summer Institute is a one-of-a-kind, Montana-made showcase for STEM integration across all grades and subject areas. You’ll enjoy exemplary K-12 STEM instruction and resources, inspiring national speakers, and the best of Montana! The interactive agenda is designed to help educators:

PLAN STEM learning environments using tools, strategies, and models to motivate and encourage increased STEM integration in K-12 classrooms;
IMPLEMENT ready-to-use, STEM-based projects through authentic, hands-on experiences to model and enable use of best practices for STEM teaching and learning;
REIMAGINE STEM learning through whole-child approaches to give future STEM leaders a more well-rounded view of themselves and their communities

During the Institute you’ll discover how Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics complement one another and combine to motivate powerful 21st century learning. Build a deeper understanding of STEM education by engaging in purposeful networking, attending demonstration sessions and mini-workshops, joining our evening social and networking event, and meeting our inspiring keynote speakers!

Teen Summer Workshop: Make Your Own Bubble Tea
2024-08-02 15:30 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Bubble tea is a fun drink made with boba and milk teas. Make your own version of this delicious drink by cooking up some flavorful boba. Mix up some flavors and enjoy bubble tea of your own creation! For teens in 6-12 grade only.
Space and materials are limited for this event.
Columbia Falls Teen Zone: Friday, August 2, 3:30-5pm

Teen Space & Switch Days (Grades 6-12)
2024-08-02 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-07-26 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-07-19 10:00 - 18:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Teen Space (Grades 6-12)
Drop in to our independent teen crafting experience exclusive to ImagineIF Columbia Falls! Teen Space takes place all day every Friday in the Columbia Falls Teen Zone. Come alone or bring friends to craft and build, experiment and play, or just hang out and enjoy a space especially set up for teen creative exploration!
Columbia Falls Teen Zone: Fridays

Switch Days (Grades 6-12)
Bring your friends or come solo and battle it out on the Nintendo Switch in our Teen Zone.
Columbia Falls Teen Zone: Fridays

Early Learners Summer Workshop – Columbia Falls
2024-08-01 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-29 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-22 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-18 11:00 - 12:30 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Reading and exploring are combined to keep your summer busy and fun! Pick up a Kids Summer Reading Experience gameboard to challenge your reading adventure at home and join us weekly at the library for STEAM inspired activities!
Early Learners Workshops are for children ages 3-5 with a parent or guardian.
Columbia Falls: Mondays & Thursdays @ 11am, June 17 – August 8

Kids Summer Workshop - Kalispell
2024-08-01 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-31 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-07-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-24 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-07-18 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-17 15:00 - 16:30 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Reading and exploring are combined to keep your summer busy and fun! Pick up a Kids Summer Reading Experience gameboard to challenge your reading adventure at home and join us weekly at the library for STEAM inspired activities!
Kids workshops are for children ages 6-10 with a parent or guardian.
Kalispell: Wednesdays @ 3pm & Thursdays @ 11am, June 19 – August 8

Teen Summer Workshop: Quick Printmaking
2024-07-31 15:30 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Have you heard of the art process of printmaking? In traditional printmaking you create a design on a template and then print it, and reprint it, onto textiles. Quick Printmaking is an event to experiment with this process quickly. We’ll provide all the supplies (including baseball caps, tote bags, bandanas and more!) so just bring yourself and your ideas! For teens in 6-12 grade only.
Kalispell Teen Zone: Wednesday, July 10, 3:30-5pm

Kids Summer Workshop - Columbia Falls
2024-07-31 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-24 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-17 11:00 - 12:30 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Reading and exploring are combined to keep your summer busy and fun! Pick up a Kids Summer Reading Experience gameboard to challenge your reading adventure at home and join us weekly at the library for STEAM inspired activities!
Kids workshops are for children ages 6-10 with a parent or guardian.
Columbia Falls: Wednesdays @ 11am, June 19 – August 7

Early Learners Summer Workshop - Kalispell
2024-07-30 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-29 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-23 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-22 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-16 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-07-15 11:00 - 12:30 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Reading and exploring are combined to keep your summer busy and fun! Pick up a Kids Summer Reading Experience gameboard to challenge your reading adventure at home and join us weekly at the library for STEAM inspired activities!
Early Learners Workshops are for children ages 3-5 with a parent or guardian.
Kalispell: Mondays & Tuesdays @ 11am, June 17 – August 6

NASA Visits the Library
2024-07-26 11:15 - 12:15 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Learn about NASA, their scientific missions, and build your own rocket! Jarrod Bales from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will be here to lead a mission to inspire you to shoot for the moon. Kids will get the chance to take home fun NASA swag and have a Q&A with Jarrod. This event is open to students of all ages and their families.
ImagineIF Kalispell: July 26, 11:15am-12:15pm

Teen Summer Workshop: Wall Scroll Art
2024-07-24 15:30 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Turn canvas into a personalized wall scroll! We’ve got Optical Drawing Boards for easy-peasy design sketching, and our SCENE kits are stocked with alcohol markers all summer. Just bring your phone, tablet, or a cool photo, use the Optical Drawing Boards to sketch your design on the scroll at the workshop, and drop by our teen zones anytime to add color to your masterpiece. For teens in 6-12 grade only.
Kalispell Teen Zone: Wednesday, July 24, 3:30-5pm

DIY Workshop: Intuitive Painting Workshop
2024-07-20 11:00 - 14:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Whether you create art for a living or struggle to draw a stick figure, intuitive painting is a joyful way to make your mark. We will silence our inner critics, relax, and enjoy the creative process. This class focuses on settling into a playful creative rhythm, and having a great time. Everyone’s finished painting will look completely different!
All materials provided. For adult only. No children please.
ImagineIF Kalispell: July 20, 11am-2pm

Teen Summer Workshop: Wall Scroll Art
2024-07-19 15:30 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Turn canvas into a personalized wall scroll! We’ve got Optical Drawing Boards for easy-peasy design sketching, and our SCENE kits are stocked with alcohol markers all summer. Just bring your phone, tablet, or a cool photo, use the Optical Drawing Boards to sketch your design on the scroll at the workshop, and drop by our teen zones anytime to add color to your masterpiece. For teens in grades 6-12 only.
Columbia Falls Teen Zone: Friday, July 19, 3:30-5pm
