The Adventure Science Center was selected through a competitive process to partner with Alignment Nashville in the implementation of a recently awarded National Science Foundation grant.
The project, Art to STEM, is designed to promote the interests, skills, and abilities of middle school girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) so that they consider enrolling in STEM career academies in high school.
The activities will show the girls how their current interests, particularly in arts and entertainment, can be utilized within the context of STEM-related careers. School-based clubs will be developed at eight middle schools in the fall of 2009 and then expanded to five high schools next school year.
The Adventure Science Center brings a strong history of providing educational programming in informal settings that challenges youth to consider STEM careers. Their existing programs and facilities will offer a wonderful backdrop to support the grant's goals.
The Adventure Science Center will partner with multiple programs at Tennessee State University (TSU), Vanderbilt Students Volunteering for Science, and Big Brothers Big Sisters to assist in recruiting adult mentors who will implement the after-school clubs for the students. They also will partner with TSU to offer a one-week summer camp on the college campus. The new partners join a diverse collaboration through Alignment Nashville that includes PENCIL, MNPS, Girl Scouts, TSU, and Tennessee Tech University.
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