Inspire™
- 3rd to 5th grade
- In-person
Inspire encourages girls to explore a wide-range of hands-on STEM activities. In this program, out of school time (OST) educators work with girls* to deliver engaging STEM and social-emotional supportive activities. Inspire offers online educator training in hands-on STEM and effective practices with delivering equitable STEM education. Participants will also have access to a peer learning community to share insights and challenges as they build their capacity as equity educators.
Inspire encourages girls* to explore a wide range of hands-on STEM activities that allows her to relate STEM concepts to the world around her.
Program Elements Include:
- (12x) 90-minute lessons that build a sense of STEM belonging, practice mindset, and STEM joy
- Role model exposure to help Inspire girls imagine their own bright STEM futures
- 10 hours of online educator training in hands-on STEM, social emotional learning (SEL), and effective practices in equitable STEM
- Access to a Professional Learning Community and national network of peers
- Coaching and technical support from seasoned Techbridge Girls staff
- Pre-kitted materials
Curriculum Sample
We design best-in-class OST STEM programming that’s fun, equitable, open-ended, and inquiry based. Lessons are aligned with National Generation Science Standards (NGSS), draw on girls’* interests and lived experiences; and shows girls* that STEM can be used to creatively solve social problems in their communities.