As stated by PR Newswire, the activity series consists of four flexible units the pique girls' interest in STEM career and helps them begin to match their interests and skills with jobs in high-demand sectors. The new program will be open for schools or other hosting sites to have in place in just a couple of weeks as girls return to school.
The four core units of Imagine Your STEM Future can be delivered over four to eight activity-filled sessions and even has additional extensions and online activities. In the core program, girls:
- team up to do STEM experiments,
- learn about and meet female scientists who can serve as role models,
- explore STEM careers and how scientists make the world a better place,
- conduct STEM activities alongside their peers,
- learn to serve as leaders to help out other girls get involved in STEM.
Another perk of this program is that girls can do all of the STEM experiments in the core program units with objects from their everyday life and the guidance of books. This makes the program easily accessible to all high school girls!
Imagine Your STEM Future has already been piloted with more than 6,000 undeserved teenage girls across the U.S., with positive results. It should be interesting to see how the program does on a larger scale this fall, but it looks like it'll have no trouble continuing to positively affect girls' perspective on STEM.
For more information and to check out statements from GSUSA chief executive officer, Maria Chavez, read the entire PR Newswire report.
