The Pinhead Institute is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Its programs depend on generous donations from philanthropists who believe in its STEM-based mission. Pinhead’s annual “Science of Cocktails” is a fun event that brings the greater Telluride community and guests together to enjoy yummy drinks, while also...
Please scroll down to watch the trailer for “The Farthest." As America gears up to watch the first total solar eclipse visible across the continental United States in nearly 40 years, on Sunday and Monday, August 20 and 21, the local non-profit, Telluride’s Pinhead Institute, a Smithsonian...
Telluride’s Pinhead Institute offers range of STEM camps throughout the summer season. [caption id="attachment_66602" align="aligncenter" width="450"] A student engrossed in (This Is Not) Math Camp.[/caption] Summer is upon us and things are heating up at the Pinhead Institute. This season, the nonprofit is offering exciting new and tried-and-true STEM camps...
In a town as dependent on the environment for its livelihood as Telluride is, it is difficult to believe we generate nearly twice the amount of carbon per person as the national average. That’s you and me – all of us – producing way more than our...
Telluride’s Pinhead Institute announces new classes this week. Programs include citizen science, number ninjas, and more. For more information and to register please visit www.pinheadinstitute.org or call 970-369-5190. The current term, which runs through March 31, also continues popular programs including Maker Mondays, Mad Labs on early release Tuesdays,...
Two students from Telluride's Pinhead Institute will visit Washington, D.C. this week at the invitation of the Smithsonian Institution as it hosts a National Youth Summit and public program for past participants of its Youth Capture the Colorful Cosmos (YCCC) astrophotography program. Mylo Meyers Ornowski and Sarah...
As its new executive director, Peter Kenworthy sees live, local TV, more community involvement on the horizon for Telluride TV. [caption id="attachment_61820" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Peter Kenworthy, new ED, Telluride TV.[/caption] The Telluride TV board of directors is pleased to announce that Peter Kenworthy will join the station, also...
Groundbreaking public/private partnership increases local 21st-century learning opportunities. The Pinhead Institute has teamed with the Telluride School District to equip and operate a new, dedicated STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Room at the Telluride High School, part of anexpansion project currently undergoing finishing touches. [caption id="attachment_61374" align="aligncenter"...
Telluride’s Pinhead Institute's Punk Science program brings fascinating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) topics during its annual summer Punk Science learning series for kids. On the plaza at the Wilkinson Public Library every Tuesday starting July 5 through August 2, 5:15 - 6 p.m. Recommended donation is $2...
Telluride’s Pinhead Institute's Punk Science program brings fascinating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) topics during its annual summer Punk Science learning series for kids. On the plaza at the Wilkinson Public Library every Tuesday starting July 5 through August 2, 5:15 - 6 p.m. Recommended donation is $2...
