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WRAL Reports on STEM For Kids
Raleigh, NC, 11/11/2012 – The STEM For Kids story presented by WRAL’s Sarah Hall: “There were their endless questions and interest about how things worked – from why do rainbows form to how do planes fly. And there was a newspaper article in the Wall Street Journal about college students dropping their science majors because […]
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012 STEM: Taking Matrix’ Red Pill
From agriculture to industrialization to the Information Age, mankind has made a fascinating journey of innovation. What leads to such innovations? Jared Diamond, professor of geography and physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, in his Pulitzer Prize winner book Guns, Germs and Steel makes the case that a civilization is not created out […]
READ MOREStooky STEM!
Raleigh, NC, 10/21/2012 – STEM For Kids was honored with a new word of praise from a 4th grader: Stooky, a famous word in the Origami Yoda Community and Books. It means cool or awesome. Building pyramids, making the Windy Tower of Pisa, completing the bridge design challenge, testing the Floppy Squares, racing for the […]
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WCPSS School, Hilburn Academy’s STEM, Showcased in Illinois
Raleigh, NC, 10/18/2012 – Moni Singh, Founder and CEO, STEM For Kids was invited to present about innovation in education at the 5th Business Innovation Conference in Illinois at the Illinois Institute of Technology. The economic imperative of STEM has been strongly advocated by businesses, educators and governments alike. While, USA is unbeatable in […]
READ MOREThe Gene Mission … coming Oct 18th at Thales After-School
Raleigh, NC, 10/01/2012 – STEM For Kids announces the launch of its first STEM after-school program: The Gene Mission – Unraveling the Secret Code comes to Thales on Oct 18th. The Gene Misison will engage children in hands-on activities to explore the secret world of Agent DNA. Agent DNA is a master of cloning and […]
READ MORESTEM For Kids Featured in Destination Wake Forest
Raleigh, NC, 09/29/2012 – Something Scienc-y for kids to get excited about, by Becky Elms, Contributing Writer at Destination Wake Forest. Becky Elms writes: “It is challenging to find things to keep kids busy with during the summer or find track-out camps for children of working parents. Recently, I came across a fantastic, unique camp […]
READ MORESUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2012 The Go Fish Experiment … two kids seek your feedback
A 2nd grader and a 3rd grader play a game of Go Fish. They end the game with inspiration for an experiment. As you may know, in the game of Go Fish, players must give their cards to others when asked for it. While they had played this game several times before, this time something new happened. […]
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 Meet your child’s first teacher … you.
In this special “back to school” edition, I want to start at home. Parents are children’s first teachers and even when school starts, that role continues. The colors of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) need the canvas of 3 Cs (Critical Thinking, Collaboration and Communication) and a student who is well grounded with the […]
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The chains of habits …
SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012 I learned something pretty young even though it took me many years to fully understand it. Growing up, when I was in elementary school, students took turn to present news headlines and a thought of the day every morning during assembly. My first experience standing with a microphone on a podium […]
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First things first … back to basics
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012 Some interesting discussions with academia took me back to an important foundational question … what is STEM? The letters in the acronym STEM tell us part of the story – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. However, the 21st century skills that our children need are something more than just this simplistic […]
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2012 Thinking about thinking …
2nd grade camper in one of our camps asked: “Why plan, can’t we just build?”. This question triggered a thoughtful discussion among STEM educators, professionals and entrepreneurs around the globe. If you have been through our program, you know that we work on ways to help children think like engineers. So, let me take a […]
READ MOREChildren are Getting Green With ENVI!
Raleigh, NC, 07/15/2012 – After wild success of year-round (track-out and summer) Engineering Camps in Civil, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, STEM For Kids launched its Environmental Engineering Camp. The new camp focuses on hands-on fun and exploration of our environment. In this innovative curriculum, children take a fresh look at air and water; fight the […]
READ MORESTEM For Kids brings the fun of STEM to New Jersey Mt. Holly Schools
Raleigh, NC, 06/06/2012 – NJ Mount Holly Public Schools invited STEM For Kids to conduct STEM workshops for their Elementary and Middle Schools. It was amazing to see children’s excitement: “STEM is now my favorite subject” , “I wish we could do this till 3 [the whole school day]” , “Thank you… this was a […]
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STEM Gets Good Grades
Raleigh, NC, 05/29/2012 – Camp after camp; workshop after workshop, STEM for Kids is earning feedback like “STEM is awesome”. Connecting STEM with the feeling of awesome (in any form that children can phonetically sound out “osum”, “osum”, “awsom”) gets STEM for Kids one step closer to its mission of making STEM fun and real […]
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MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012 Can Earth get sucked into a Blackhole?
In our last Aerospace camp, as we were exploring space and Blackhole, a child asked me that question. A Black hole is created in our universe when a massive star dies; a star 5 – 30 times the mass of our Sun. Black hole has such an immense pull of gravity that nothing escapes […]
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012 STEM, James Cameron, Larry Page and trash …
Recently, I had the opportunity to see the Apollo 12 Command Module at the NASA Langley Air and Space Museum. What a great engineering creation and an outstanding memorabilia of the Space race of the 1960s. The space race started as a competition between the USA and Soviet Union and eventually turned into a collaboration […]
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April 14, 2012 STEM for kids … but what is STEM?
For most of us, when we think of stem, we think of a plant stem … a connecting or supporting part of a plant. Think closely about the support that a stem provides to a plant. Just like that stem, the acronym STEM (our focus area for this post), is an important support for our […]
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April 7, 2012 STEM Programs, engineering for kids, STEAM, computing for kids
US Competitiveness report released in January underscores the need for STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) education for our children. But the question is … how soon should the children be given the opportunity to explore STEM? Could elementary age children benefit from STEM enrichment? The answer is yes because as we have seen as […]
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Carolina Parent: New Program Introduces Kids to STEM
Raleigh, NC, 03/25/2012 STEM For Kids, LLC is offering STEM enrichment option for elementary grade children. Track-out and summer camps are available offering flexible schedules (half / full days; 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 days per week). STEM For Kids’ programs emphasize hands-on experiences to provide structured thinking, designing and building stuff all in a fun […]
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Quest to reach the sky at STEM For Kids’ Aerospace Engineering Camp
Raleigh, NC, 03/24/2012 – Anticipation is in the air … the young ones excitedly countdown, 10, 9, 8 …3,2, 1, blast off! Their eyes sparkle with amazement … after all, they designed the space shuttles to meet the goals of their mission, they decided on the rocket fuel and closely watched the weather to ensure […]
READ MORE Elementary (K-5) children are having fun with STEM
Raleigh, NC, 02/09/2012 – Children are having a blast of fun with STEM For Kids’ Engineering programs for K-5 children. “I love it, it’s awesome, it’s cool …”, said Matthew a 2nd grader. “This is the best camp in the world, thank you for making it”, said Kendall, a 3rd grader. This week, “Fun […]
READ MOREEngineer STEM Goes to the Library
Raleigh, NC, 01/25/2012 – STEM For Kids will conduct “Fun with STEM” workshop at the Wake County North Regional Library on Feb 7th. Register directly with the library. “Our public libraries play a crucial role in our community in exposing children to the wonders around us through books and enriching programs. In collaborating with the […]
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The Total Connection: Elementary Children are Having Fun with STEM
Raleigh, NC, 01/25/2012 – The Total Connection Magazine, a local kids and family newspaper serving the children of East Wake, Johnston County and Raleigh, reports that elementary children are having fun with STEM in the Triangle Area. Through innovative engineering camps in Raleigh and community-based workshop at Wake County North Regional Library, STEM For Kids […]
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STEM Rocks at STEM For Kids’ Engineering Camp
Raleigh, NC, 01/23/2012 – Campers had a blast during STEM For Kids’ inaugural Civil Engineering Camp for K-5 children. Children had a lot of fun in their awesome journey of close encounters with the “all fall down” gravity, thrilling balancing acts, bridging designs and the quest to make the tallest skyscraper! During the week-long camp, […]
READ MOREEngineer STEM debuts to cheers and excitement from 100+ children
Raleigh, NC, 01/14/2012 – STEM For Kids’ inaugurated its “Fun with STEM” program with more than 100 children yesterday. Engineer STEM, in his debut at the Y, mystified the children with his magician plus robot plus tree persona. The little builders, thinkers and wonderers ventured into an amazing engineering mission with Engineer STEM. In this […]
READ MOREIntroducing Engineer STEM … coming January 16th in a STEM For Kids’ Engineering camp near you.
Raleigh, NC, 01/04/2012 – STEM For Kids, LLC is offering engineering-like enrichment track out camps for children in Grades 1, 2 & 3. Available for all tracks starting in January in North Raleigh, these camps provide a choice to parents keen on giving their children the long-lasting gift of STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math). […]
READ MORETriangle’s first engineering track out camps for elementary kids
Raleigh, NC, 12/14/2011 – STEM For Kids, LLC is offering engineering-like enrichment track out camps for children in Grades 1, 2 and 3. Available for all tracks starting in January in North Raleigh, these camps provide a choice to parents keen on giving their children the long-lasting gift of STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math). […]
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