I didn’t know much about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education until my son showed interest in math and engineering in recent years. Honestly, I am more of a creative person so I admit that I didn’t understand STEM education or its importance at first. The more I read about it, however, the more I realized how beneficial it is to my son and his education.
The more I learned about STEM, I realized that STEM education is important not only for kids who are interested in science, engineering, and mathematics but also those who are interested in English and arts.
My son recently came home from school after a week and half of doing STEM lab activities. He was so passionate about learning and excited about the experience that I knew this is a passion that I needed to foster.
There are lots of summer STEM programs, but one I found particularly interesting is the Snapology program which is perfect for keeping the passion for learning alive. I have been researching summer STEM education opportunities in Pittsburgh.
Libraries: The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers a variety of STEM education opportunities throughout the year for students who are interested in learning more. If you aren’t close to a Carnegie Library, check out your local library to see if they have any STEM programs offered.
Community Colleges: There are often programs offered at community colleges that allow young people to explore their love of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Check into their course offerings to find out if anything is being offered near you.
Snapology: This is a really interesting opportunity to keep your kids engaged even during the summer months. Snapology provides interactive, STEM programs for children featuring technology and popular building toys such as LEGO® bricks and K’Nex®. In fact there are many STEM programs to choose from so your kids are bound to find something that they love. To find a location near your or to start your own franchise, check out the Snapology website.
This looks like an awesome opportunity for my little ones to get up and moving! The STEM implimentation is awesome.
So glad there are some fun STEM opportunities for Pittsburgh kids this summer. We are hoping to enjoy some of them.
As an art teacher I think STEM and STEAM curriculums are so important! In the right environment children can thrive- this looks like a great program!!
The kids enjoy these activities and they honestly have no idea how benneficial it is that STEM learning is worked into it!!
Good for you for all of your effort in helping your son pursue this passion. You will never regret it when he is in college studying engineering and has a job at the BEGINNING of his senior year.
It is so cool all these opportunities are available to kids! What a great way to get them thinking about possible future careers.
STEM is important for kids to learn, I love that Pittsburgh offers kids the opportunity to learn more about it.
How fun! I’m in Pittsburgh and I’d love to check this out. Way better than some of the options to keep kids busy in the summer
I’ll admit that I didn’t learn a lot about advanced STEM during my education so the fact that there is a place where children can still learn it these days is amazing!
These STEM programs seem like a fantastic way to keep kids engaged during the summer. Being able to give them an outlet for learning over the summer is fantastic.
I didn’t even realize that Pittsburgh offered so many opportunities for children to be introduced to STEM. This makes sense being that Pittsburgh is quickly becoming a top tech hub in the country!
Wow, this looks like great summer fun! It’s so important for kids to be introduced to STEM early!