Introduce a Girl to Engineering 2021
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2021 is like no other. Girl Day may be different this year, but it does not have to limit your options.
Mentor Challenge
Starting the new year with a spotlight on mentoring is a good thing. For this year’s National Mentoring campaign we need to do more. More than ever before, our children need th
Million Girls Moonshot Sparks STEM Imaginations
11 Affordable Holiday Gift Ideas for Girls Photo credit: kite_rin Building sets, science kits, computer games, robots. Who receives these gifts for the holidays and birthdays? Boys
Families Are Essential in the STEM Learning Ecosystem
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COVID-19 Requires Us to Reimagine Family Engagement
In this blog we share seven practices to support families in this next generation of family engagement. Guiding questions are written to help funders as they prioritize their inves
NEWS RELEASE: Tech and philanthropic leaders launch Million Girls Moonshot to close the gender gap in STEM
The Intel Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have joined STEM Next Opportunity Fund and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to launch the Million Girls Moonshot.
We Grieve and We Commit
I and my colleagues at STEM Next grieve for George Floyd and his family. We grieve for Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, Philando Castile, Botham Jean, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant, and th
Supporting Families and COVID-19: We’ve Got to Get This Right
By Linda Kekelis and Ron Ottinger These are challenging times as we deal with the COVID-19 health crisis and disruptions in work, schools, and community affairs. Social relationshi
Listening: The “Secret Sauce” for Impactful Family Engagement
We don’t have the resources to listen to families. We tried but didn’t get much feedback. We don’t see parents of the children served in our programs. We would like to do mor
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day: Only the Beginning
Get ready. Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day will be hosted February 20, 2020 during Engineers Week. Girls want to make the world a better place. Girl Day shows them how engin