How to run a stem service program
Set your scope
What need are you meeting in running your program?
How much time do you have available to plan?
How much time do you have available to deliver your program?
What age students will your target?
What activities appeal the most to you? (You should also love the activities!)
Who can help you? This is more fun with friends.
consider the logistics
Where will you run your program? We ran our at schools, but this can be run in a community center, a church, or even a house.
How will you recruit students? How will you communicate with them or with the parents after they sign up? Who can help you?
What resources will you need? Can these be donated?
How will you break the day up to make sure it is fun?
Sample One Week Schedule
Number of hours: 3 hours per day x 5 days
Student population: 10 Grade 7 students
Resourcing strategy: Students provided with supply list to bring or parents make $30 donation towards materials
Location: In local school
Main activities:
Scribbling machines
Fast cars
DIY refridgeration
Extra fun:
Smores solar oven
Morning building challenge
“All sorts of things can happen when you’re open to new ideas and playing around with things..”
Stephanie Kwolek, the chemist who invented Kevlar