Help us rethink STEM education and engage 25,000 girls in STEM by 2025 with hands-on education that will bridge student lessons from the classroom, to STEM enrichment experiences in the workforce through the STEM Center for Excellence.
A new study from Tufts University is fueling the fire to get more girls involved in STEM and to showcase the power of mentoring in achieving this goal. The study, commissioned by The REC Foundation and VEX Robotics, examined why males outnumber females in STEM.
The first woman we are featuring in this series is Mrs. Belt-Robinson, a teacher at St. Martin’s Lutheran School in Annapolis, Maryland, who was recently nominated for the Teacher of the Year award in her county.
2018 highlights include 491 new Girl Powered teams through sponsor grants, the Girl Powered Connect experience at VEX Worlds, and Girl Powered Online Challenges sponsored by Google.
