STEM

 

STEM Programs

  • Family Math Workshops: Family Math Workshops will be delivered to parents and children together. One Saturday per month, a parent-focused session will support parents with the tools to prompt everyday discussions about math with children. Afterward, parents will be invited to apply their new skills in a collaborative STEM challenge with their children.
  • STEM Camps: Our March Break and Summer camps are full-day, week-long camps filled with STEM activities, including biology and chemistry experiments, computer coding, engineering and construction, and more! Camp routines are structured around a plan-do-reflect cycle with adult support to enhance children’s critical thinking skills.
  • Field Trips: We embark on local field trips (such as guided tours of science, health, or tech labs/environments in the city) to expose children to STEM and potential future paths.
  • After-School: During the school year, children will receive take-home STEM activity kits consisting of materials and instruction sheets. Each week, they will join a scheduled Zoom class with a facilitator who will guide the children through the STEM activity. Each week will feature a different activity kit. Please see below the topics for our upcoming Fall 2024 Virtual After-school STEM Club:

 

Fall 2024 STEM Club

Fall 2024 – ECDI’s Virtual After-school STEM Club

Primary (ages 6-8) Activities Intermediate (ages 9-12) Activities
Research/Cress seeds Password safety/Coding
Fliers and airplanes Cabbage/pH indicators
Growing crystals Camera obscura
Kaleidoscope Bath bombs
Biomimicry animal design Astronomy/Constellations
Sailboat Thaumatrope
Slime Slime
Cardboard challenge Cardboard challenge

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