Wow! Over a hundred kids visited nearly thirty STEM job sites and learning centers. Grow a Generation facilitated nine unique STEM Career Tour days last year. These all day events include two corporate and one college visit that inspire kids to go deeper into their STEM classes, participate in STEM camps and competitions, and pursue …
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Jul 12
Army Corps of Engineering at the Emsworth Locks and Dams
The last day of the 2016 STEM Careers Tour began with a visit to the Emsworth Locks and Dams which is operated by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. It is one of six major river facilities on the Ohio River in the Pittsburgh Engineering District located near the towns of Emsworth, Avalon and Ben …
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Jul 05
Building Future STEM Leaders
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Jul 03
STEM Camp highlights
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Jun 23
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Students SAFE SPEED App Uploaded!
Cranberry Twp., PA: February brought the great news that five students from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic won the Verizon Innovative App Challenge. Their initial app concept was to notify a parent when a child or teen in a car was driving at unsafe speeds. After winning Best in Nation, Chris Virosteck, Veronica Muth, Luc Madonna, …
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Jun 11
Baden Academy’s Amazing Research Fellows 2016
Check out the videos (and remember to like and leave comments)! Our flag ship, Baden Academy Media Lab, celebrated this last week the culmination of the year long projects of 46 research fellows (we added a few!). We were thrilled to also partner with a teacher and complete one additional project and to recognize the …
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May 30
Six TED Ed Club Talks by Kids
I signed up to lead a TED Ed Club at Baden Academy as the director of the Media Lab. What fun! and what a great chance to get kids reflect deeply on lessons learned and work on their public speaking skills. Check out this year’s talks… It was difficult to work with the group. Each …
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May 28
Don’t Smoke – A New Book for Kids by Kids
Brett and Quincy, co-authors with Ava of the new book Don’t Smoke, present some convincing reasons why kids should not start to smoke. Talk to your children, and buy the book at http://goo.gl/alUMtr . Profits go to the Lung Cancer Alliance. Ava began writing Don’t Smoke when she was a fifth grade research fellow at …
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May 28
One Inspired Company: FedEx
Change the Equation (CTeQ), a STEM Education Initiative with board members from Intel, Exxon, and others, has analyzed billions of dollars of corporate donations into STEM education looking for the best Return On Investment. While they look to scalable programs, I would the partnership between FedEx and Baden Academy has met all the other criteria …
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May 20
One Inspired Judge
I invite you to listen to the humble tale of Timothy – 6th grade Future City competition team leaders and TED Ed Club Speaker. I cannot stress enough the difference the hands on tours can make in inspiring and motivating students to pursue difficult STEM careers. Do you have a high school student who …
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