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Staff Development: An Essential Ingredient for OST STEM Program Success
By Stephanie Levi, Ph.D. It’s no secret that great staff are essential for STEM program success. Front-line staff are the folks who will be interacting with the youth in your program, the people your participants will remember as they grow up, and the role models your...
Sisters4Science Shout Out on WBEZ!
Sara Paretsky talks about her new book "Critical Mass" and Sisters4Science on WBEZ's the Afternoon Shift!
What are Learning Outcomes for STEM OST?
Any STEM OST practitioner wrestles with this question. As the field of STEM OST becomes more diverse, as offerings increase, and a groundswell of services arises to meet the needs of youth and their families, understanding (and agreeing on) learning outcomes for STEM...
PROJECT EXPLORATION COORDINATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEN80 STUDENT RACING CHALLENGE IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPONSORED BY THE U.S. ARMY
Students Collaborate, Create & Compete in Student Racing Challenge CHICAGO, Il. (October 9, 2013) — Chicago Public Schools and local science-education non-profit Project Exploration are partnering with the U.S. Army-sponsored Ten80 Student Racing Challenge to...
Afternoon Tea
Project Exploration hosted an "Afternoon Tea" at the Garfield Park Conservatory on Sunday, October 13, 2013 to introduce--or reintroduce--its guests to PE and its ongoing service to the community that provides meaningful, hands-on, personalized experiences that...
Accelerating STEM in Chicago
Project Exploration is partnering with U.S. Army, LAB-AIDS, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Ten80 to implement the STEM NASCAR Student Racing Challenge in 10 Chicago Public High Schools and Middle Schools. Ten80 is a project-based learning program that challenges students in and out of schools to optimize the performance of 1:10 scale radio controlled cars.
Afternoon Tea with Project Exploration
Join us at the Garfield Park Conservatory on Sunday, October 13th from 2-4pm! It will be a time to meet PE students, enjoy the Conservatory and have a bite to eat! CLICK below to reserve your space!
Welcoming Future Energy Chicago
Natasha and Syda, the ladies behind the scenes at Project Exploration, went to the Museum of Science and Industry on Friday with BP America to celebrate the opening of MSI’s newest permanent exhibit: Future Energy Chicago. Future Energy Chicago features interactive...
“PE News” Video ~ Summer 2013
Watch this great video the STEM Discoveries Summer 2013 students made with Free Spirit Media about the Forensics portion of the Summer 2013 program. You can also watch short videos about the Environmental Engineering and Paleontology sections, and read what program leader Dr. Elena Schroeter has to say about the great summer.