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The National Youth Science Foundation sponsors the National Youth Science Camp, which since 1963 has hosted 5,000 of the nation’s top high school science students at a free month-long camp in the wilds of West Virginia. At the camp, two student delegates from each state learn from prominent scientists from across the US about the excitement and importance of careers in science. Through hands-on activities, lectures, and an outdoor adventure program, students are exposed to work in a variety of scientific disciplines. See the website for application details, photos of previous summers, and faqs about the camp. For more information visit - http://www.nysc.org/w/Welcome.html.
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The National Center for Women In Technology, a coalition of over 200 corporations, government agencies, academic institutions, and non profits, strives to increase the number of women in information technology. The organization’s partners work together to utilize outreach, research, curriculum reform, and other strategies to encourage K-12 girls to consider IT careers. Through online mentors, links to local women-in-IT groups, “boxed” presentations for IT professionals to present to classrooms, connections with Girl Scouts, and numerous partner materials, NCWIT’s website features a rich assortment of its members’ resources. For more information visit - http://www.ncwit.org/about.faq.html. |
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The Denver-based organization, Shades of Blue, works to identify and prepare students from diverse backgrounds for careers in aviation and aerospace. The site offers information regarding upcoming events for Colorado students interested in Engineering careers, as well as links to NASA. Additional resources for educators are available on the site. Other links offer information regarding African American and women aviators. For more information visit - http://www.ourshadesofblue.org/. |
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On Laughter Silvered Wings is a Denver organization devoted to bringing the excitement of an aviation or aerospace career to inner city children. The program acts an incentive to encourage children to raise their school grades and maintain a B average; if they are successful, they get to experience free flights on an airplane while learning more about aviation careers. The organization also offers tutoring to help their students maintain their grades and their standing in the program. For more information visit - http://olsw.org/about_us.aspx. |
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The STEM Magnet Lab School opened in Northglenn in August 2010 with about 200 students in K-2 and 6th grade, with plans to add grades. The students, winners of a lottery of 500 families, will receive a rigorous STEM education that focuses on teamwork and creative problem-solving. The magnet school resulted from extensive discussions with the Colorado business community about the kinds of STEM skills required of their future workers. For more information visit - http://stem.adams12.org/. |
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