by Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network | Feb 17, 2022 | Academics & Enrichment, Advocacy, STEM in Afterschool
Celebrate Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day on February 24, 2022! DiscoverE’s Girl Day is a time when volunteers, educators, and others act as role models, facilitate engineering activities, and show girls how engineers change our world. Earn an A+ from all of the...
by Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network | Feb 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Most kids don’t know any engineers or technicians. And they don’t really know what engineers do. This leads to interesting assumptions—like engineers sit in a cubicle doing math problems all day. Whether you meet with students in-person or virtually, you can spark...
by Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network | Feb 12, 2022 | Academics & Enrichment, Advocacy, Million Girls Moonshot, STEM in Afterschool
Personal Statement Hi, I’m Dr. Joy. When I was a little girl, I had a curious mind fit for a scientist. I loved taking things apart when they stopped working and trying to repair them by putting them back together. Curiosity led me to complete a summer research...
by Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network | Feb 12, 2022 | Academics & Enrichment, Advocacy, Million Girls Moonshot, STEM in Afterschool
Personal Statement Hi, I’m Aisha Lawrey and I’m an Electrical Engineer. When I was a kid, I just knew I was going to be a lawyer. I watched shows on TV about Law and it looked glamourous to me. That all changed my junior year of HS, while talking to my geometry...
by Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network | Feb 11, 2022 | Academics & Enrichment, STEM in Afterschool
Growing Math – Provides ready-to-roll-out lessons and games combining math, agricultural science and Indigenous history and culture that can be easily used in classrooms, via hybrid models or through distance learning. The project will provide resources,...
