Introduction Approximately 10 million children are involved in some sort of afterschool program. This number has been on the rise in recent years and, now, 1 in 4 families have a child in some form of a school program. So what are these children doing during this time? A recent study done by Afterschool Alliance…
When you ask a kid what they want to be when they grow up, what do they say? Often you hear the answers: professional athlete, astronaut or President of the United States. As adults, we love and appreciate their high aspirations and ability to dream big. As kids age, the answer may begin to shift…
We’re pleased to welcome ETR to the STEM Sports® lineup as they will begin to distribute our curricula to school’s health and physical education departments throughout the United States. To kick off the collaboration, we were panelists at ETR’s webinar at the end of February 2021. STEM Sports® and Science of Sport came together to…
Thanksgiving this year may look different than years past. The pandemic has made gathering in large groups more difficult as we head into the 2020 holiday season. Regardless of these unique circumstances, we all have things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. At STEM Sports®, we are thankful for, yes you guessed it, STEM! We…
This was originally posted by Forbes. Former NBA star Chris Bosh is adding another title to his impressive resume that includes: two-time NBA champion, 11-time NBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist, ACC Rookie of the Year, McDonald’s All-American, and Texas Mr. Basketball. Bosh today has been appointed dean of the Drone Racing League Academy. The DRL Academy was developed in…
Introduction In the past, we have released blogs that list the top ranked STEM high schools and Magnet schools in the United States. However, we at STEM Sports® know that a comfortability and passion for STEM starts at a young age. STEM Sports® is passionate about giving students quality STEM curricula that allows them to…
This was originally posted by Joe Lemire by Sports Techie. Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium will welcome the din and the roar of fans for the first time this fall for the Falcons’ next home game on Sunday, Oct. 11, but a buzz will still fill the venue this weekend as a pair of drones canvas the…
This article was originally published on KTAR News. PHOENIX — A serious eye problem may have forced a Chandler teen to give up playing football, but he’s using an interest in science and engineering to make a difference in the game he loves. JT Mulvihill, a 14-year-old student at Arizona College Prep in Chandler, is…
Introduction K-12 education is an important part of children’s lives. From a social standpoint, this is when they develop soft skills, emotional intelligence and start to engage with their peers. On the education side, this is when they start to find what subjects they are passionate about and decide their goals for higher-education. Magnet schools…
This article was originally published by Education Dive Dive Brief: An analysis from Illuminate Education found coronavirus school closures will likely cause a “COVID slide” of two to four months of learning loss, but the gaps are expected to be less pronounced in students who frequently interacted with teachers than in those who did not….
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