Inner City Summer Innovation Lab
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STEM Memphis is requesting your assistance with the launch of our Summer Innovation Lab, a summer camp designed to introduce underexposed youth to key academic concepts using hands-on learning techniques. In order to provide students with cutting edge opportunities for experimental learning applications of Science, Engineering, Technology and Math (STEM) principles, we are in need of donations for various items including but not limited to rental space fees, materials, etc.
Your financial support and donations would allow us to bring a unique STEM experience to Memphis youth during the summer via the Innovation Lab, but also during the academic year as a resource for schools in search of tutoring/after-school support services year-round. Thank you in advance for considering our request and for bringing us one step closer to growing the beautiful city of Memphis through STEM Education, one child, family and community at a time.
Education is the great equalizer and a means for equipping any child with the necessary tools to realize the American dream. Children throughout the Mid-South receive vastly unequal educational experiences and opportunities due to substantial differences in funding between schools. One way to solve this problem and help bridge the educational gap in our great city is to provide an opportunity for kids to learn while having fun during the summer months.
STEM Memphis is an education, mentoring and community service based organization dedicated to providing quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) opportunities throughout the Memphis area. Developed by a former Space Systems Engineer and an Shelby County Schools (SCS) administrator who specializes in the development of children with special needs, STEM Memphis offers a tangible approach to learning for all primary and secondary students, regardless of their socioeconomic status or ethnicity. As native Memphians and graduates of local high schools, we are aware of the challenges that are ahead and we are well equipped to tackle them, along with our vast team of STEM experts. Through innovative lessons plans focused on teaching STEM principles using hands-on techniques, Summer Innovation Lab attendees will immerse themselves in stimulating activities including rocket design, bridge building competitions and planning a mission to Mars.
In addition to ensuring student success in the summer, STEM Memphis will offer a variety of support to teachers throughout the school year by giving them an opportunity to collaborate with teachers from different schools and share curriculums along with creative learning methods that were successful in their classrooms. Industry professionals that partner with STEM Memphis will serve as mentors to both students and teachers in the program, helping them maximize their leaning environment by exposing them to “real life” applications of the subject matter. Our organization will also provide Industry representatives in search of education, volunteer, and outreach opportunities the chance to donate resources for scholarships, and internship positions at their place of employment.
Our chance to serve as a catalyst for academic achievement is here and the time to positively influence the way our youth learn is now. After the summer innovation lab is over, STEM Memphis will shift its focus to one-on-one tutoring services in addition to offering professional educational services to schools and after-school programs in search of STEM resources during the school year. Changing the educational dynamics in a child’s life will impact their family and community in ways few can fathom. We invite you to partner with us as we strive to create challenging ways to educate, encourage and empower students and teachers in STEM subject areas throughout their academic journey. Through exposure and encouragement, STEM Memphis will serve as an avenue for equalizing and empowering our city’s education system for generations to come.
Mission Statement:
To educate, mentor and serve the community by providing quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) opportunities for youth throughout the Memphis area.
Program Goals:
1) Offer a tangible approach to learning for all primary and secondary students, regardless of their socioeconomic status or ethnicity.
2) Offer a variety of support to teachers throughout the school year by giving them an opportunity to collaborate with teachers from different schools and share curriculums along with creative learning methods that were successful in their classrooms.
3) Provide Industry representatives in search of education, volunteer, and outreach opportunities the chance to resources for scholarships, and internship positions at their place of employment.
Summer Innovation Lab 2017:
Our chance to serve as a catalyst for academic achievement is here and the time to positively influence the way our youth learn is now. Here’s a look at some of the STEM Memphis events planned for the Summer 2017 season, June 12th – June 16th:
Ø Rocket Design
Ø Rover Prototype Development
Ø Plan a Mission to Mars
Ø Bridge Builder Competition
Ø And Much, Much More!
Year-Round Activities:
STEM Memphis was created by a former Space Systems Engineer and an Shelby County School (SCS) administrator who specializes in the development of children with special needs. As native Memphians and graduates of local high schools, we are aware of the challenges that are ahead and we are well equipped to tackle them, along with our vast team of STEM experts. Through Summer Innovation Labs and year-round tutoring/after-school support services, STEM Memphis will live up to the mandate of growing the beautiful city of Memphis through STEM Education one child, family and community at a time.
Your financial support and donations would allow us to bring a unique STEM experience to Memphis youth during the summer via the Innovation Lab, but also during the academic year as a resource for schools in search of tutoring/after-school support services year-round. Thank you in advance for considering our request and for bringing us one step closer to growing the beautiful city of Memphis through STEM Education, one child, family and community at a time.
Education is the great equalizer and a means for equipping any child with the necessary tools to realize the American dream. Children throughout the Mid-South receive vastly unequal educational experiences and opportunities due to substantial differences in funding between schools. One way to solve this problem and help bridge the educational gap in our great city is to provide an opportunity for kids to learn while having fun during the summer months.
STEM Memphis is an education, mentoring and community service based organization dedicated to providing quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) opportunities throughout the Memphis area. Developed by a former Space Systems Engineer and an Shelby County Schools (SCS) administrator who specializes in the development of children with special needs, STEM Memphis offers a tangible approach to learning for all primary and secondary students, regardless of their socioeconomic status or ethnicity. As native Memphians and graduates of local high schools, we are aware of the challenges that are ahead and we are well equipped to tackle them, along with our vast team of STEM experts. Through innovative lessons plans focused on teaching STEM principles using hands-on techniques, Summer Innovation Lab attendees will immerse themselves in stimulating activities including rocket design, bridge building competitions and planning a mission to Mars.
In addition to ensuring student success in the summer, STEM Memphis will offer a variety of support to teachers throughout the school year by giving them an opportunity to collaborate with teachers from different schools and share curriculums along with creative learning methods that were successful in their classrooms. Industry professionals that partner with STEM Memphis will serve as mentors to both students and teachers in the program, helping them maximize their leaning environment by exposing them to “real life” applications of the subject matter. Our organization will also provide Industry representatives in search of education, volunteer, and outreach opportunities the chance to donate resources for scholarships, and internship positions at their place of employment.
Our chance to serve as a catalyst for academic achievement is here and the time to positively influence the way our youth learn is now. After the summer innovation lab is over, STEM Memphis will shift its focus to one-on-one tutoring services in addition to offering professional educational services to schools and after-school programs in search of STEM resources during the school year. Changing the educational dynamics in a child’s life will impact their family and community in ways few can fathom. We invite you to partner with us as we strive to create challenging ways to educate, encourage and empower students and teachers in STEM subject areas throughout their academic journey. Through exposure and encouragement, STEM Memphis will serve as an avenue for equalizing and empowering our city’s education system for generations to come.
Mission Statement:
To educate, mentor and serve the community by providing quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) opportunities for youth throughout the Memphis area.
Program Goals:
1) Offer a tangible approach to learning for all primary and secondary students, regardless of their socioeconomic status or ethnicity.
2) Offer a variety of support to teachers throughout the school year by giving them an opportunity to collaborate with teachers from different schools and share curriculums along with creative learning methods that were successful in their classrooms.
3) Provide Industry representatives in search of education, volunteer, and outreach opportunities the chance to resources for scholarships, and internship positions at their place of employment.
Summer Innovation Lab 2017:
Our chance to serve as a catalyst for academic achievement is here and the time to positively influence the way our youth learn is now. Here’s a look at some of the STEM Memphis events planned for the Summer 2017 season, June 12th – June 16th:
Ø Rocket Design
Ø Rover Prototype Development
Ø Plan a Mission to Mars
Ø Bridge Builder Competition
Ø And Much, Much More!
Year-Round Activities:
STEM Memphis was created by a former Space Systems Engineer and an Shelby County School (SCS) administrator who specializes in the development of children with special needs. As native Memphians and graduates of local high schools, we are aware of the challenges that are ahead and we are well equipped to tackle them, along with our vast team of STEM experts. Through Summer Innovation Labs and year-round tutoring/after-school support services, STEM Memphis will live up to the mandate of growing the beautiful city of Memphis through STEM Education one child, family and community at a time.
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STEM Memphis
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Memphis, TN
