This fall, my dad pointed me to the U.S. Department of Education’s new initiative, YOU Belong in STEM. I read about the program’s goal to redesign the nation’s STEM education ecosystem based on a new narrative focused on ensuring that all students feel welcome in STEM.
My heart raced because that is precisely what I have been trying to do with a group I started at my high school in Maryland.
In 2020, I started a chapter of Kids Are Scientists Too (KAST-WJ). Our goal is to increase young kids’ interest in STEM by conducting monthly science experiments at local elementary schools.
