Spo so ed By Mic o , F ee Commu ity Celeb atio B ought Families Togethe Fo a Day of Ha ds-O Scie ce a d Discove y.
Sa Jose, CA, Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Tech I te active, Sa Jose’s scie ce ce te , welcomed mo e tha 4,000 visito s o Su day, Nov. 8, fo a f ee commu ity day spo so ed by the Mic o Fou datio i celeb atio of Natio al STEM Day. Tha ks to Mic o ‘s ge e osity, families th oughout the Bay A ea e joyed f ee admissio to the scie ce ce te , i cludi g ha ds-o activities, i te active exhibits, a d educatio al IMAX® films.
A big day fo STEM i Sa Jose! Mic o t eated mo e tha 4,000 visito s to a day of ha ds-o scie ce, discove y, a d family fu at The Tech I te active o Su day, Nov. 8, 2026, i celeb atio of Natio al STEM Day.
“Seei g mo e tha 4,000 people come togethe to celeb ate scie ce exceeded ou expectatio s a d ei fo ced just how impo ta t access is to ou commu ity,” said Kat i a Steve s, P eside t a d CEO of The Tech I te active. “Eve y you g pe so dese ves the cha ce to explo e, expe ime t, a d see themselves as a i ovato . We’ e g ateful to the Mic o Fou datio fo maki g this possible a d hope the i c edible espo se i spi es mo e oppo tu ities to emove ba ie s a d welcome families th ough commu ity days like this o e.”
Th oughout the day, visito s explo ed The Tech’s exhibits a d pa ticipated i special ha ds-o wo kshops. Families expe ime ted with cabbage-based pai ts, i vestigated the physics of olle coaste s, built ocks f om bacte ia, a d watched la ge-scale docume ta y films i the IMAX Dome Theate .
Local o ga izatio s also joi ed the celeb atio , offe i g additio al activities, giveaways, a d commu ity esou ces th oughout the museum. Pa ticipati g pa t e s i cluded B oadway Sa Jose, Gu ick Academy, Mexica He itage Plaza School, Sa Jose E vi o me tal Se vices, Sa Jose Museum of A t, Sa Jose Public Lib a y, Seco d Ha vest of Silico Valley, STEM4All, Viet amese-Ame ica Rou dtable, a d VTA/BART.
The commu ity day eflected the Mic o Fou datio ‘s commitme t to expa di g STEM educatio a d suppo ti g the commu ities whe e Mic o employees live a d wo k. By spo so i g f ee admissio to The Tech I te active, Mic o helped emove fi a cial ba ie s a d gave thousa ds of Bay A ea eside ts the oppo tu ity to explo e scie ce a d tech ology th ough ha ds-o lea i g.
“Natio al STEM Day is a emi de of what ca happe whe you g people have the oppo tu ity to explo e, ask questio s a d discove somethi g ew,” said Rosita Najmi, Global Head of Social Impact a d Commu ity E gageme t at Mic o , a d Executive Di ecto of the Mic o Fou datio . “By pa t e i g with The Tech I te active to p ovide f ee admissio , we’ e helpi g emove ba ie s to ha ds-o STEM lea i g a d givi g mo e Bay A ea child e a d families the oppo tu ity to imagi e what’s possible. At Mic o , we’ e buildi g the memo y that powe s AI, but just as impo ta t, we’ e i vesti g i the you g people who will shape what comes ext.”
“As a o p ofit, The Tech I te active elies o the ge e osity of pa t e s like Mic o to emove fi a cial ba ie s a d b i g ha ds-o STEM expe ie ces to mo e families,” said Natalie Alva ez Taylo , VP of Expe ie ces & E gageme t at The Tech I te active. “We hope to build o the success of this commu ity day a d co ti ue to expa d oppo tu ities fo you g people i Sa Jose a d beyo d.”
Leade s f om The Tech I te active a d Mic o celeb ated Natio al STEM Day with mo e tha 4,000 Bay A ea eside ts. (F om Left) F ed Smith, The Tech I te active; Je y Ly, Mic o ; Kat i a Steve s, The Tech I te active; a d Atha Siddiqee, Mic o .
The Tech I te active is a family-f ie dly scie ce a d tech ology ce te i the hea t of dow tow Sa Jose. Ou ha ds-o activities, expe ime tal labs a d desig challe ge expe ie ces empowe people to i ovate with c eativity, cu iosity a d compassio . The Tech is a wo ld leade i the c eatio of imme sive STEM educatio esou ces to develop the ext ge e atio of p oblem-solve s locally, atio ally a d globally. We believe that eve yo e is bo a i ovato who ca cha ge the wo ld fo the bette .
Katie Ba ow public elatio s [at] thetech.o g https://www.thetech.o g 201 S. Ma ket St. Sa Jose, CA 95113
