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 – 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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