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Join Us for In-Person STEM Pop-Ups!
We are thrilled to offer in-person summer programming opportunities to young people across the South and West sides of Chicago. We've been here for 22 years, and we continue to be here to ensure all young people have access to high-quality, hands-on learning...
Transforming the learning experience
My Experience with Osmo for Schools by Omar Takadoum During spring break, I had the amazing opportunity to work with young students on the Osmo for Schools’ Tangram app. The app uses different shapes to challenge the students and develop their problem solving skills,...
The Underacknowledged History of Women in STEM
Historically, the scientific achievements of women have been overlooked and undervalued across the globe. In fact, women are represented in only 0.5% of all recorded history, according to The Representation Project! Although, it is important to understand that this...
REGISTER: Project Exploration Winter Break Computer Science Camps
Calling all Chicago 3rd-8th grade students! Join Project Exploration facilitators and volunteers while you explore the vast world of computer science! Try your hand at Scratch, Python, Jupyter, and Apple, learn more about coding, and...
Nicholas’ Story: Summer STEM Programs Make New Doors Open
Project Exploration Summer Camp: Building STEM Interest and Skill Project Exploration has always been present, providing opportunities to young people in our city and exposing them to the most important STEM fields today. A Case Study on Moving the STEM Fence:...
Highlighting Volunteers!
This month’s Mentor of the Moment is Steve Shaheen. After seeing our call to create an intentional impact in our communities, Steve was inspired by PE’s mission to serve underrepresented youth in Chicago to volunteer. As a pipeline engineer at BP, Steve brought his...
Introducing Virtual Lunchroom
Virtual Lunchroom, Innovating Ways to Connect! As we entered a period of uncertainty and imminent quarantine due to COVID-19 at Project Exploration (PE), we took it as an opportunity to innovate and continue to provide opportunities to youth underrepresented in the...
Project Exploration Introduces the STEM Bus!
Family Comes First Project Exploration (PE) creates transformative STEM learning opportunities for youth underrepresented in the sciences –particularly students of color and girls — by reducing or removing barriers to STEM education and career possibilities. And, we...
Project Exploration’s Exceptional Summer of STEAM
PE's Exceptional Summer of STEAM This summer, while not what we had planned, was better than we could've expected! PE ran two camps – one through the Chicago Park District, where we live-streamed into 15 different parks and one directly into our enrolled PE students'...