Million Girls Moonshot
Meet Raina
Mississippi’s Million Girls Moonshot Flight Crew Member
The Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network is delighted to participate in the Million Girls Moonshot initiative, dedicated to motivating and equipping the upcoming generation of innovators. The Million Girls Moonshot aims not only to empower girls to see themselves as future innovators but also to enhance the standard of out-of-school STEM learning for all youth, with a special focus on underserved and underrepresented communities.
Featured Webinars – June 2022
Engineering Mindsets - Math Webinar Recording: The M in STEM: Making Math Meaningful Role Models and Mentors as an Equity Strategy Role Models Matters Training for STEM Volunteers Ready to train volunteers and role models in your Network, school, or Afterschool...
Families & STEAM: Strengthening Relationships & Building Partnerships
NGCP Archived Webinar: Families & STEAM: Strengthening Relationships & Building Partnerships - Family engagement in STEAM can come in many forms — STEAM nights, science fairs, family newsletters, etc. But how can you move into a deeper partnership with...
Transformative Practices – June 2022
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 to write her...
Mizzen By Mott – June 2022 Featured Activities & Playlists
The Mizzen By Mott app delivers inspiring and engaging activities that spark learning in young people. Supported by the Mott Foundation, Mizzen is available at no cost to afterschool professionals! Encourage partners to download the Mizzen By Mott app to access STEMÂ ...
IF/THEN Ambassador – Dr. Ritu Raman
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...
IF/THEN Ambassador – Sam Wynns
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 by what...
Activities for Programs – June
After-School Science PLUS - Download Building with Wonderful Junk and take the challenge! Build a bridge or a platform that meets a set of requirements and test it. Challenge the kids to add to the activity (For example build a bridge that will hold a student up 6...
Annual Survey – Million Girls Moonshot
Let’s Show the Nation how Mississippi Does STEM in Afterschool! Mississippi Afterschool Network  is a part of the Million Girls Moonshot, helping out-of-school time programs as they increase the quality of STEM learning opportunities for all young people, especially...
Mizzen by Moonshot – April
The Mizzen By Mott app delivers inspiring and engaging activities that spark learning in young people. Supported by the Mott Foundation, Mizzen is available at no cost to afterschool professionals! Encourage partners to download the Mizzen By Mott app to access STEMÂ ...
Dr. Victoria Herrmann – IF/THEN Ambassador
Biography Dr. Victoria Herrmann is the managing director of The Arctic Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to Arctic security research. She has testified before Congress, contributes to The Guardian and Scientific American on climate policy, and was named one of the most...