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10+ STEM Activities for Afterschool Programs

After-school programs create an environment where students unwind, relax, and dive into the world of extracurriculars. Among the myriad of afterschool program options, STEM-focused ones are steadily gaining traction, with millions of students across the country reaping their benefits. These programs aren’t just an extension of the school day, but an opportunity for parents and…

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Top STEM Magnet Schools in the United States

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…

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STEM Education- It Takes a Village

STEM Sports® provides turnkey sports-based curricula for K-8 students to drive hands-on STEM learning in classrooms and after-school programs across the globe. We currently have curricula in 49 states and 7 countries. It is our mission to provide quality STEM education to students regardless of socio-economic status, race, or gender. Despite our constant efforts to…

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STEM Education in Afterschool Programs is on the Rise

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…

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High expectations for summer programs as learning gaps predicted to grow

This post was originally posted and written by Education Dive With experts predicting and school leaders expecting significant student learning loss because of school closures, advocates, researchers and others stepped up efforts this week to emphasize the role that out-of-school-time programs play in minimizing the damage.  On Thursday, for example, the Afterschool Alliance, the Boys and Girls Clubs and…