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CASLS is very excited to host a 2-week Oregon Experience Program (OEP) with collaboration between Kobe University and the Astronomy Department at the University of Oregon. The program is from August 27^th to September 7^th. The program contains 2 parts: the first week is language learning, for which the CASLS curriculum team worked with Dr. Robert Fisher and Dr. James Imamura at the Astronomy Department to design a week long place-based learning module including an introduction to astronomy, night sky view observation, a visit to Eugene's Science Factory, and a great amount of hands-on activities with content and language. In addition, CASLS and and the University of Oregon are proud to introduce Pine Mountain Observatory in Bend, Oregon, where students will be spending the following five days working closely with Dr. Fisher and his graduate students to use telescopes and professional equipment to document what they see. CASLS is thrilled to have the opportunity to design a new learning module for OEP in the STEM field and looking forward to having more STEM students interested in participating in OEP. “We are grateful that the astronomy department reached out to CASLS to build a meaningful place-based program together. This is our first collaboration and we cannot wait to see our first group of students in August. I am also delighted to see the expansion of OEP,” said Li-Hsien Yang, East Asia Program Director.