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Agape Werks brings science to the mall

Agape
Chicago

Jackie Moore began her robotics program as a way to spark interest in math and science with her own children. But then she took her idea to youth outside of her home, developing an out-of-school program for youth who previously have had no exposure to robotics. Her program has been running for several years and has produced motivated youth who h...
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Girls Write Now: Creative Writing for the Digital Era

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Oct 24, 2011 2:32 PM
New York

This past summer, Girls Write Now (GWN) was the recipient of a Hive Learning Network NYC research and planning grant focused on integrating digital technology into their place-based, analog mentoring program in order to mentor the next generation of women to write creatively and skillfully for the digital era. With guidance from digital media co...
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YouSTEM: Hooking youth on science

You Stem Teengirl Robot2
Chicago

The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts that by 2018, more than 1.2 million jobs will be opening in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-related fields. But there will be a shortage of young people qualified for these jobs based on current interest in the area. Many young people report that STEM coursework is just not intere...
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