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Announcing the West Side’s Newest STEM Learning Center
In this joyous season of giving, we extend our deepest gratitude to you, a valued supporter of Project Exploration. Your commitment to our mission has been the driving force behind our success, and we are thrilled to share some exciting news with you. 🚀 Major...
Feeling Froggy?! Let’s Jump Into Spring Break Camp!
As spring continues to blossom into full bloom, we wanted to share some highlights from our Spring Break Camp at the STEM Learning Center at Bethel New Life, which took place from April 3-7, 2023. The theme of this year's Spring Break Camp was "Jumping into Spring,"...
Celebrating Two Amazing Role Models for Women’s History Month
In honor of Women's History Month, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate two amazing women who are making a real difference in the lives of young people through their work with Project Exploration. Meet Ms. Giles and Ms. Ellen, two STEM role models who are inspiring...
On the Equity Journey: A Recap of the Stem Push Network Conference
On the Equity Journey: A Recap of the Stem Push Network Conference The STEM PUSH Conference recently convened with 43 partner pre-college STEM programs to discuss strategies for creating equitable experiences in STEM education. This event, aptly titled “On the Equity...
Welcome New Director of Programs, Danielle “Dani” Moon
“The way Project Exploration combines youth development and science education is, bar none, the most exciting idea I’ve encountered in a long time,” Natasha says. “Now that I’ve lead some Sisters4Science sessions, it is so clear to me how important and powerful the relationships between the students and us adult role-models is. We’re really engaging them at their level, and that’s why these programs are so successful. I’m really looking forward to meeting more students and seeing this approach at work in different contexts.”
Project Exploration’s STEM Learning Center provides a warm place for cool STEM engagement during winter break!
In its continued commitment to providing high-quality STEM learning opportunities for youth from communities underrepresented in the sciences and stopping the “seasonal slide” that is typical of prolonged breaks from in-school learning, Project Exploration (PE) hosted...
Meet the Gonzalez Family
PE Speaks at the White House
On December 12th, the White House Office of Science is Technology Policy, in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, hosted the White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence. Among the...
REGISTER: FREE Project Exploration Winter Break Camp – Jan 3rd – 6th, 2023
Calling All Chicago K-8th Grade Students! Join Project Exploration for a FREE Winter Break Camp, where you can get to know local wildlife with the Lincoln Park Zoo, learn to code and use it to create animations and models to solve problems, build your own roller...