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Frankford: Quaker School Prioritizes STEM Education for Students

May 5, 2016 Sienna I Vance

Students at Frankford Friends School know what it means to be innovative, especially in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. These areas of study, coined as STEM, are the new focuses of Frankford

Education

LGBTQ: Out4STEM Bridges the Gap for STEM-Interested LGBTQ Youth

November 5, 2015 Claire Marie Johnsen

We can all agree that becoming a scientist is hard. Learning the inner workings of a computer entails dissecting a language consisting of ones and zeroes, while engineering fields require advanced mathematical comprehension. In other

Technology

Technically Philly: Philadelphia Center for Arts and Technology Hosts STEM Programs

June 30, 2014

On any given day, students at the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Technology may film and edit short documentaries, design the interior of a home online or, as Keisha Whatley’s 12-year-old son did recently, learn

Education

Technically Philly: Step IT Up America comes to Town

April 14, 2014

UST Global, a California-based information technology solutions company, chose Women’s History month to introduce its Step IT Up America campaign to Philadelphia. Step IT Up is a 12-week training program designed to teach minority women

Nicetown

Nicetown/Tioga: Club Den Provides After-School Program to Students

March 6, 2013

With the help of the nonprofit To Our Children’s Future With Health Inc., Club Den has grown into a well known after-school center for families. Located at 1422 W. Venango St., the center may appear

Education

Technically Philly: Olney’s Central High Robolancers Make Science and Math Fun

July 2, 2011

The Central High Robolancers in Olney should be designing a robot for a different task than usual—one that gives out a good pat on the back. The team of robot-building students placed in the quarterfinals

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