GO! STEM, which stands for Girls Only! Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, was founded in 2015 by Hannah Steele and has been run by Grace Steele since 2020. The mission of GO! STEM is to increase elementary and middle-school aged girls' interest in STEM disciplines, as well as to expose these girls to various scientific equipment and mechanical tools.
Nine Years Strong
GO! STEM is going on its NINTH year and still going strong. Last year we had an excellent mix of both elementary and middle school aged girls attend the camp. We hope your daughter will be joining us this summer to learn about amazing women in STEM and learn about science and engineering through a series of projects and fun activities. We hope to see you June 3-7 2024!
Engineering Project
All campers will work on an engineering project of their choice in the morning and present it on Friday. They will go through the engineering design process while planning and creating their project. The goal is for all campers to learn useful skills about problem solving and overcoming failure while working on these projects.
Brain Teaser
Every morning when your daughter gets to camp she will start a brain teaser. our brain teasers are not only to help wake camper's brains up, but also to have them apply critical thinking to simple tasks. Our previous campers have always enjoyed doing brain teasers as they get to work with a group to solve fun problems.
Cost
The pricing for camp is $175. This includes science kits to take home and all supplies for your daughter throughout the week. You can register for camp by using the "Registration" tab. For additional information regarding payment please contact us at [email protected].
Why does GO! STEM exist?
Hannah Steele, (Yale 2022 - BS Mechanical Engineering) the founder of GO! STEM, always loved math and science. In her many, varied experiences in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) classes and competitions, she noticed one consistent trend: males far outnumbered females in all of these activities. For example, in Hannah's high school physics and engineering courses, boys outnumbered girls by an approximate ratio of about 7:1. When Hannah participated in Broadcom MASTERS, the national science fair for middle school students, she noted that there were more boys than girls, again. At Space Camp, she noticed a 3:1 ratio of boys to girls. Even at Harvard University's science program, boys outnumber girls by a 3:2 ratio. Hannah found this lack of representation for females in science appalling, and wished to do something about it. She figured that girls begin to lose interest in science for two reasons: a lack of exposure to strong, inspirational female STEM workers and a lack of empowering, exciting STEM activities. Hannah developed GO! STEM in order to provide girls with powerful, relatable, female STEM role models as well as exciting activities that can show girls their incredible capability and capacity to achieve high things in STEM disciplines.