During the United States 2020 budget proposal, the Trump administration proposed to eliminate the 21st Century Community Learning Centers. This would have stopped after-school programs across the United States from receiving funding, which would have negatively impacted nearly 2 million children. The Trump administration planned to cut funding under the precedent that the programs had…
On March 30th, STEM Sports® CEO Jeff Golner made a trip down to Mexico City to implement our STEM curriculum on behalf of HandsOn Mexico. HandsOn is a non-profit organization that focuses on the betterment of communities and youth support. They are based out of Atlanta, Georgia but have satellite organizations across the United States…
As a society, we have gotten fixated on the idea of “geniuses” and being the smartest person in the room. We think the smartest people get the best opportunities and, in turn, the best jobs. Is being well educated important? Of course. Being an intelligent individual is always a great tool to being successful in…
STEM is an acronym that represents science, technology, engineering and math. STEAM represents the same four fields but adds in art related subjects. We often get the question of: Why don’t you change to STEAM? Our initial response is, always, we are STEAM and the “A” stands for activity! However, on a more serious note,…
Duncan Rocha is a STEM major who studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina for six months. He put a pause on his physics classes for a semester and focused on studying spanish at local universities. “I have a slightly harder load now for two semesters, but I like physics, so it’s not bad. And the…
On March 9th, Duke and University of North Carolina men’s basketball played in their rivalry game. Within the first possessions of the game, Zion Williamson, the projected number one overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, blew out his shoe and injured his knee. Williamson is still not playing due to this injury. Following the…
My name is Lauren Chiangpradit and I have been the blog post writer for STEM Sports® since I began my internship here in January 2019. I am a junior sports journalism major at Arizona State University. Coming into this internship I had a concrete base of sports knowledge but was not as confident in my…
When people hear science, technology, engineering and math, they often associate it with difficulty. Kids may be disinclined to take STEM subjects in school due to this long-time stigma. In a study done by the Pew Research Center, 46 percent of K-12 kids did not like science-based classes because they thought they were too difficult….
The average child over the age of six needs at least an hour of physical activity per day. Encouraging kids to have an active lifestyle at a young age will lead to health benefits, a more positive outlook and better performance in school. Approximately 6.4 million kids between the elementary and high school level have…
Non-native born individuals play a huge role in the United State’s STEM workforce. In 2015, foreign-born people made up approximately 24 percent of all STEM jobs, as they are narrowly defined. Science, technology, engineering and math are virtually universal amongst cultures and have very little language barriers. It is because of this that people who…
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