{"id":4029,"date":"2024-08-01T08:45:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T15:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valleyoakscharterschool.org\/bakersfield-tk-8\/?page_id=4029"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:40:38","slug":"innovation-station","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valleyoakscharterschool.org\/bakersfield-tk-8\/innovation-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 600px;margin: 20px auto;font-family: 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background: #ffffff;border-radius: 15px;border: 1px solid #e1e1e1;overflow: hidden;line-height: 1.6\">\n    \n    <div style=\"background: #2d7a4d;padding: 35px 20px;text-align: center\">\n        <h2 style=\"margin: 0;font-size: 32px;color: #ffffff !important;text-transform: uppercase;letter-spacing: 2px;font-weight: 800;border: none;line-height: 1.2\">Innovation Station<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"padding: 30px 30px 10px 30px;color: #333333\">\n        <p style=\"margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 15px;font-size: 18px\">\n            The <strong>VOCS Innovation Station<\/strong> is a STEAM Lab and Makerspace where students are allowed to be creative thinkers, makers, and collaborators. 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These STEM lessons are rooted in <strong>NGSS, CCSS, CA Content Standards, and ISTE Standards<\/strong> to help foster the skills needed for the jobs of the future.\n        <\/p>\n        \n        <div style=\"height: 2px;background: #f0f0f0;margin-bottom: 25px\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"padding: 0 30px 20px 30px\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/vocs-bakersfield-apc\/home\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;border: 2px solid #eeeeee;border-radius: 12px;padding: 20px;margin-bottom: 18px;background: #ffffff\">\n            <table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border: none\">\n                <tr>\n                    <td style=\"width: 50px;padding: 0;vertical-align: middle;border: none\">\n                        <div style=\"width: 50px;height: 50px;background: #f0fdf4;border-radius: 50%;align-items: center;justify-content: center;font-size: 28px\">\ud83c\udfe0<\/div>\n                    <\/td>\n                    <td style=\"padding: 0 0 0 15px;vertical-align: middle;border: none;text-align: left\">\n                        <span style=\"font-weight: 800;color: #2d7a4d;font-size: 22px;margin-bottom: 4px\">Innovation Station Home<\/span>\n                        <span style=\"color: #555555;font-size: 16px\">Visit our official website<\/span>\n                    <\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/table>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/16F9nkreQRvrpcObtBkVsq8rAsprgbtn4qDwG_ehoQtw\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: none !important;border: 2px solid #eeeeee;border-radius: 12px;padding: 20px;margin-bottom: 10px;background: #ffffff\">\n            <table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border: none\">\n                <tr>\n                    <td style=\"width: 50px;padding: 0;vertical-align: middle;border: none\">\n                        <div style=\"width: 50px;height: 50px;background: #f0fdf4;border-radius: 50%;align-items: center;justify-content: center;font-size: 28px\">\ud83d\udcc5<\/div>\n                    <\/td>\n                    <td style=\"padding: 0 0 0 15px;vertical-align: middle;border: none;text-align: left\">\n                        <span style=\"font-weight: 800;color: #2d7a4d;font-size: 22px;margin-bottom: 4px\">Innovation Station Calendar<\/span>\n                        <span style=\"color: #555555;font-size: 16px\">View schedules and upcoming events<\/span>\n                    <\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/table>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"padding: 25px;background: #f9f9f9;text-align: center;font-size: 16px;color: #444444;border-top: 1px solid #eeeeee\">\n        <span style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;color: #666\">Coordinator &amp; Instructor<\/span>\n        <strong style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-size: 20px\">Jennifer Cotton<\/strong><br>\n        <div style=\"margin-top: 10px\">\n            <a href=\"mailto:jencott@gmail.com\" style=\"color: #2d7a4d;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: underline;font-size: 18px\">jencott@gmail.com<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovation Station The VOCS Innovation Station is a STEAM Lab and Makerspace where students are allowed to be creative thinkers, makers, and collaborators. 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