GENE HAAS FOUNDATION
S.T.E.A.M Innovation Center

Open since October 26, 2022, the Gene Haas STEAM Innovation Center was the first of its kind in the county. Today, the program is a growing network of labs designed to expose members from elementary to middle school to a huge variety of career fields found right here in Ventura County. Our second location at the Harriet H. Samuelsson Teen Center opened its doors in 2025, and we have two more sites planned for the Premier America Port Hueneme Club and Reiter Family Youth Center.

At our centers, dozens of unique modules can be explored, each centered on a STEAM career area. This includes everything from titration and chemistry, to digital design and videography, to nursing and hospitality. Over the course of 7 weeks, under the guidance of a dedicated STEAM coordinator and trained Staff Professionals, members will complete hands-on experiments and engage with new technology. After completing a module, they will earn micro-credentials and have the opportunity to meet with local professionals working in STEAM.

Current modules offered are:

  • 1900 West Fifth Street, Oxnard CA

    College and Career Ready Labs

    • Alternative Energy

    • Computer Graphics & Game Development

    • Computer Science

    • Design/Pre-construction

    • Digital Audio Production

    • Digital Manufacturing

    • Electricity

    • Engineering

    • Environment & Ecology

    • Flight & Drone Technology

    • Flight Principles

    • Forensic Science

    • Home Maintenance Fundamentals

    • Hospitality & Tourism Management

    • Manufacturing - Production

    • Personal Finance

    • Research & Development

    • Robotics (VEX)

    • Video Production v2

    Health Sciences Careers

    • Biomedical Engineering

    • Emergency & Fire Management Services

    • Health Science

    • Lifetime Nutrition & Wellness

    • Nursing

    • Nutrition & Wellness

  • 126 E. Seventh Street, Oxnard CA

    College and Career Ready Labs

    • Criminalistics

    • Cosmetology and Barbering

    • Flight and Drone

    • Design and Marketing 

    • Robotics 

    • Digital manufacturing

    • Home Manufacturing Fundamentals

    • Computer Graphics and Game Design

    Health Sciences Careers

    • Nursing 

    • Sports Medicine

    • Veterinary Medicine 

  • 590 E. Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, CA

    College and Career Ready Labs

    • Cosmetology & Barbering

    • Criminalistics

    • Flight & and Drone Technology

    • Video Production

    • Home Maintenance Fundamentals

    • Computer Graphics & Game Development

    Health Sciences Careers

    • Veterinary Medicine

    • Nursing

  • 3334 Santa Clara Ave., Oxnard, CA

    COMING SOON

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A young girl demonstrating a science project involving a windmill model to three children in a classroom.
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For more information, please contact:
Omar Zapata Vice President of Program Services
(805) 815-4959 ext. 214 | ozapata@bgcop.org