by Emily Barnes | Dec 19, 2022 | Advocacy, Afterschool in Mississippi
Afterschool programs enrich the lives of children by providing additional classroom time, positive community collaboration points, and safety. Mississippi afterschool program data has been compiled to demonstrate the current programs’ success, and growing needs...
by Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network | Jun 23, 2022 | Academics & Enrichment, Advocacy, Million Girls Moonshot, STEM in Afterschool
PERSONAL STATEMENT Hi, I’m Ciara Sivels, when I was 16, I knew nothing about engineering, let alone MIT, University of Michigan or PhDs. In fact, I wanted to be a pastry chef. But, then I learned about atoms…they’re so tiny yet create lots of energy. My chemistry...
by Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network | Jun 22, 2022 | Academics & Enrichment, Advocacy, Family Resources, Million Girls Moonshot, STEM in Afterschool
Great Women in Engineering History – Long before women engineers were considered something special, some amazing women were doing great things to pave the way. Although their contributions are sometimes unrecognized, women with a little ingenuity have always had...
by Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network | Jun 20, 2022 | Academics & Enrichment, Advocacy, Afterschool in Mississippi, Million Girls Moonshot, STEM in Afterschool
Equity and Inclusion We Rep STEM – STEM Profile – Joy James – We’ve said it time and again: Representation matters. That’s especially true for children, whose perceptions of the world are based, in part, on the things they see. When Joy James set out...
by Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network | Jun 20, 2022 | Academics & Enrichment, Advocacy, Million Girls Moonshot, STEM in Afterschool
PERSONAL STATEMENT Hi, my name is Ritu Raman, and I’m the proud daughter of two amazing engineers. My firstmemories are of growing up in Kenya, watching my parents build communication towers in rural villages. We would travel to these villages every weekend and I...
by Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network | Jun 20, 2022 | Academics & Enrichment, Advocacy, Million Girls Moonshot, STEM in Afterschool
PERSONAL STATEMENT Hi! My name’s Sam Wynns, and I am an explorer by heart. I grew up with the ultimate backyard – Yellowstone National Park where I spent my summers exploring its majesty and wildness. Out in nature, I felt simultaneously at peace and awestruck...
