This year, the girls school started a STEM program. They started on a very small scale...one teacher, one classroom. I had the pleasure to be actively involved in the program. I also had the "pleasure" of helping them organize a STEM night for the students and their families. I say "pleasure" loosely, because I had no idea whether this thing was really going to come together. Well it did, and it was AMAZING!
The Micron STEM bus spent two days at the school and stayed open for the STEM night so that families could walk through it.
RedBuilt sent a ton of volunteers to help run activities. CWI came with explosions, fire, an liquid nitrogen.
Micron and RedBuilt teamed up to run a variety of activities.
The kids were so engaged. They could not get enough of it.
Four colleges showed up to represent and talk with the kids. The botanical gardens and the Environments Quality board also came with activities. The whole school was buzzing with excitement. I was so happy that the families were exposed to the program. There are five more Desert Sage teachers that will go to training in June along with 19 additional teachers from the district. Awesome!
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