AB STEAM

Activities: Ice Skating (rentals available), Music, Refreshments Cost: $5/person ($20/family) Location: Nashoba Valley Olympia, Rink #3 Benefit: All proceeds benefit AB STEAM, area food pantries, community wellness & local climate eco activities. Who: All are welcome – Skaters & non-skating supporters. Invite friends & neighbors! What to bring: Wear YELLOW to Celebrate Acton native Caroll Spinney (‘aka Big Bird’) Kindness, and please bring non-perishable food pantry items & healthy snacks to share. Acknowledgements: Thanks to Nashoba Valley Olympia for the generous rink donation, Colonial Figure Skating Club (CFSC) for skating volunteers and to the annual event & hospitality sponsors, many

The Acton-Boxborough Science Technology Engineering Art Math (AB STEAM) team invites you to celebrate spring       on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 2:30-4pm (AB elementary school half-day)  to explore local nature at the Acton Arboretum! This guided nature walk will be led by Acton's own naturalist, Ian Bergemann, from the Acton Conservation Division. FREE Family-friendly event (Age 5+ children + adults). Join AB STEAM at the entrance to Acton Arboretum (10 Taylor Road Acton). Rain or shine. For more information, see Nature Walk — AB STEAM. Acton Nature Guides will be available during the Acton nature walk for $10 (proceeds benefit

Support with a Scoop! Come grab an ice cream treat at West Side Creamery and mention AB STEAM. They will donate 20% of their proceeds to support AB STEAM outdoor activities! AB STEAM sponsors free science, technology, engineering art and math (STEAM) events for students (K - 12) and their adults in the Acton Boxborough community. For more information, see https://www.absteam.org/. If you're joining the hackathon for flooding solutions (https://www.actonexchange.org/event/ab-steam-student-hackathon-flood-solutions/), come to West Side Creamery before or after the walk to help support this and other AB STEAM events.

Calling all students (grades 7 - 12) and residents interested in acting locally to help reduce the local impacts of flooding. The issue: How can we reduce flooding and the impacts of flooding in Acton in a way that is economical, sustainable, and socially and environmentally friendly? Are you a problem solver? Interested in environmental science and sustainability? Join a team or create your own team to develop strategies to reduce flooding and earn community service hours in the process. The first step for this event is a tour of Acton's flood prone areas (exact location provided after you register).