Massachusetts STEM Week is October 22 - 26, 2018

In order to highlight the connection between strong STEM education and a talented and skilled workforce, Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito, in collaboration with the STEM Advisory Council, are planning a statewide “STEM Week” from October 22-26, 2018.

During STEM Week, STEM stakeholders including schools, businesses, and community organizations will be encouraged to highlight STEM curriculum, including engineering, coding, and STEM & the Arts, or, showcase STEM efforts such as Project Lead The Way. STEM Week activities will encompass all facets of pre-kindergarden through grade 12 learning.

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Your involvement in STEM Week can provide opportunities for students that motivate them to pursue STEM Career pathways and persist in rigorous STEM studies. Possible STEM Week activities could include:

• STEM Career Awareness or Job Shadow programs (consider working with Connecting Activities partners)
• Focus on STEM@Work internships (recruiting employers, highlighting current partners)
• “Thank You” event for employers that hosted interns and for interested employers
• Showcase Project Lead The Way or other hands-on science courses by inviting non-enrolled students or schools to participate in a course that day
• Exposure to coding or computer science courses (e.g., Hour of Code, Girls Who Code)
• Highlight new Innovation Pathway programs
• Highlight new or expanded STEM Early College programs
• Promote and/or visit vocational institutes
• Highlight new or expanded sites utilizing Skills Capital Grant funds
• STEM Starter Academy visits