STEAM Box
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Mission Statement
STEAM Box develops programs for k-12 inner-city youth based on their own passions. They have real world learning opportunities as explore their personal interests. Students interested in gaming have developed IOS and virtual reality applications. Students interested in radio have developed their own podcasts and worked closely with industry professionals. Students interested in space have developed a weather balloon capable of breaching our atmosphere and photographing the Earth. These gains give them a competitive edge when applying for college and the work force. The fact that the students own STEAM Box, awards STEAM Box with unprecedented attendance and retention.
About This Cause
The STEAM Box mission is to foster high-quality (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education for all participating students. STEAM Box bridges the gap between academics and employable viable job skills in technology. In addition to the skills training, the program also reinforces academic enrichment, social-personal development, and college access. STEAM Box embraces it’s partnerships in the community, which have in the past led to program development with Brown University’s finest Professors, tutoring and workshops led by local Engineers, fantastic tech leading organizations and student organizations like sororities have also participated in offering job shadows and even scholarship opportunities. Additionally, every year youth are getting scholarships directly related to their STEAM Box work. They are attending universities like Worcester P.I., and joining major tech organizations. STEAM Box is youth driven with a student council that meets regularly to advance its work in the sciences. This group effectively plans ways to recruit and retain students. It builds programs, and develops skills by participating in the hiring process. The youth at STEAM Box invest into the program, because STEAM Box is invested in the youth. The program strides to create new and meaningful opportunities by engaging inner-city young men and women in the sciences. STEAM Box prepares these youth for careers of the 21st century.