Black Student Fund

We seek donations for the Patriots and Black Student Fund STEM Summer Camp hosted in Seat Pleasant, Maryland this Summer. This summer, Patriots Technology Training Center (Patriots) will offer fifty students outstanding summer programming that will expose Prince George’s middle schoolers to some of the most important STEM fields. The Patriots summer career camp themes will involve: Engineering/Architecture, AI/Cyber Security, E-Sports, Aerospace/Aviation, and Bio-medical. The career camp will involve hands-on learning, STEM competitions, and STEM field trips. The program is free; we have received funding to cover program and activities expenses but we need funding for water, lunches, snacks and transportation.

Our Summer STEM Camp will last six weeks with students onsite at Patriots Technology Training Center daily. As you can imagine, nourishment will be important as students will be with us more than five hours a day. We estimate a need for more than 1,000 bottles of water and over 1,000 snacks. Your contribution will help us provide a first-class experience for students. We will be happy to pick up any donations.

Thank you for considering this request.

The Black Student Fund is an exemplary education equity organization in the Washington, DC area. To make a better tomorrow, we empower scholars with the resources needed to solve the academic challenges of today. “Building Strong Futures” is our motto. It represents our belief in the power of education, the importance of excellence, and the value of achievement.

Patriots Technology Training Center (Patriots), a 30-year leader in STEM training for Maryland youth, approached us with an opportunity to further the mission. How? Patriots would expose the students to six STEM fields, and then give them the opportunity to deeply explore these fields. This would be done in a six-week summer camp.

Black Student Fund is an exemplary education equity organization in the Washington, DC area. To make a better tomorrow, we empower scholars with the resources needed to solve the academic challenges of today. “Building Strong Futures” is our motto. It represents our belief in the power of education, the importance of excellence, and the value of achievement. This education extends to BSF STEM and math.

Conchita Poole was avid supporter of the Black Student Fund's effort to prepare students for math and science careers. She wanted the Black Student Fund to prepare students for career success in STEM. The Conchita Pool Math Circle provides middle and high school students with math enrichment programs where students develop advanced math application skills. We offer a diverse range of math learning tools and programs to enhance students' mathematical skills and understanding, where excellence in mathematics meets spirited competition. To this end, we are working with three BSF schools that are located in the DMV area to help build a MathCounts team for the 2025-26 academic year. MathCounts is a three month-long opportunity to create a solution and fun explanation of a real problem. The solution is normally an algebra solution. The solution is presented in a video presentation and submitted to a national competition. Here is a creative video of our 2023 Smarties' entry.

We request your help so that we, in collaboration with St. Augustine, can field a strong effort for the 2025-26 competition.