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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEAM) PROGRAM
In 2001 the late Sheila Hardin, Tonja McCoy and Dessie Gaither Russell, submitted a grant proposal to the Woman Bureau – United State Department of Labor. Alexis Herman, Secretary of Labor under the President William Jefferson Clinton administration had a program “The New World Economy: Women and Girls in High Tech”.
NCNW received the grant and organized its first S.T.E.A.M program for girls in the 5th through the 11th grade in 2001.
The funds from the Women Bureau – U.S. Department of Labor were not available in 2002. However, NCNW San Diego Section membership continued to have an annual S.T.E.A.M. program, held on the first Saturday of May each year, starting in 2002 for girls in the 4th through the 9th grade.
NCNW San Diego Section S.T.E.A.M. program promotes and encourages young women in grades 4 through 9 to focus their education in fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. These areas are under-served by women. Through workshops, ran by women working in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. These professional women volunteers their time to conduct these workshops and many of the women have been with the NCNW San Diego S.T.E.A.M. program since its inception.
Through these workshops, the young girls who participate in S.T.E.A.M program receive hands on experience in these fields of study for their future careers. The girls are introduced to successful role models in these areas who are potential mentors and/or resources.
Parents are made aware of various available financial assistance (scholarships, grants, work program, etc.) to help fund their children’s college education. The S.T.E.A.M. program also helps encourage parents to get an early start on planning for their children’s future education.
NCNW received the grant and organized its first S.T.E.A.M program for girls in the 5th through the 11th grade in 2001.
The funds from the Women Bureau – U.S. Department of Labor were not available in 2002. However, NCNW San Diego Section membership continued to have an annual S.T.E.A.M. program, held on the first Saturday of May each year, starting in 2002 for girls in the 4th through the 9th grade.
NCNW San Diego Section S.T.E.A.M. program promotes and encourages young women in grades 4 through 9 to focus their education in fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. These areas are under-served by women. Through workshops, ran by women working in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. These professional women volunteers their time to conduct these workshops and many of the women have been with the NCNW San Diego S.T.E.A.M. program since its inception.
Through these workshops, the young girls who participate in S.T.E.A.M program receive hands on experience in these fields of study for their future careers. The girls are introduced to successful role models in these areas who are potential mentors and/or resources.
Parents are made aware of various available financial assistance (scholarships, grants, work program, etc.) to help fund their children’s college education. The S.T.E.A.M. program also helps encourage parents to get an early start on planning for their children’s future education.