The importance of quality STEM education has been on the rise in schools and after-school programs across the country. This is likely due to the rapidly changing world and the increase in STEM jobs that is happening currently and is projected to happen in the coming years. STEM occupations have grown by 79 percent since…
When thinking about the health of a child, it is not enough to just think about one aspect. There are physical and mental health concerns. Both of these are essential to a happy, healthy and developing child. STEM Sports® is an education company that uses sport as a way to facilitate STEM education. By doing…
Introduction There is a stigma around video games that they are a bad, unproductive use of your child’s time. In a Mott Poll Report, it was reported that 86% of parents think their child spends too much time playing video games. But, what if that stigma around video games was not completely accurate? Similar to…
Introduction STEM jobs are rising faster than in any other field. It’s estimated that 3.5 million jobs will need to be filled by 2025. Aside from demand, STEM jobs also have a higher median hourly pay and yearly salary. With this in mind, Chris Avery, Vice President of Programs at Steppingstone Scholars, is finding ways…
Introduction There are approximately 450 million rounds of golf played in the United States per year. Of all these rounds, a hole-in-one will be scored once every 3,500 games. That means that only 1-2% of golfers will have a hole-in-one each year. Many people will golf their whole life and never have a hole-in-one. Despite…
Introduction Vice President Kamala Harris is the highest-ranking female in United States history and the first African American and Asian American vice president. She was also the first graduate of a Historically Black College and University to become vice president. Her ‘firsts’ have made her an inspiration to young women and people of color everywhere. …
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…
‘Best baseball I’ve ever touched’: Why players love Japanese Olympic baseballs This article was originally published by the Los Angeles Times YOKOHAMA, Japan — The baseball tournament at these Olympics has featured bigwigs from yesteryear, prospects on the rise and Asian stars in their primes. There have been exciting introductions and emotional goodbyes, thrilling finishes…
Introduction As an education company that uses sport as a way to facilitate STEM education, we are always looking for ways to combine these two elements. Most timely, the 2021 Summer Olympics! Like all sports, the sports and events taking place during the Olympics can be broken down into focused STEM lessons to teach your…
Have you ever learned a skill and, after leaving it unused for a while, forgotten how to do it? Almost everyone would answer yes to this question. That is what the summer slump is for students. They spend most of the year in school and then, when summer comes around, it all stops. For them,…
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