Save the Date: 2021 STEM Trek!
All community members are invited to attend the 4th Annual STEM Trek! 2021 at the SALT Block/Catawba Science Center of Hickory (243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601) to learn about STEM Careers across the region. Tables from local STEM businesses, formal and informal educational groups, non-profits, etc. will be providing hands-on experiences for adults and youth. The NC Science Festival event will run from 10:00-2:00 on Saturday, 24th. Registration is not necessary to attend. If your STEM organization/club is interested in hosting a table at this event register HERE. You may contact Carol Moore at [email protected] with questions.
Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy
ARC’s Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy (AEA), developed in partnership with the Institute for Educational Leadership, prepares the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers. Chosen via a competitive application process, rising high school seniors from across the Appalachian Region are selected to participate in a learning experience designed to cultivate creativity and develop skills essential for entrepreneurial success. As part of the program, AEA students receive tech support, materials, and other resources to participate. At completion, students will receive a formal Certificate of Completion.
This year, up to 26 participants will meet virtually in two phases. Phase 1, which will run from June 14-25, 2021, will provide participants with an orientation retreat that includes an introduction to curriculum components, ideation and team formation, and teambuilding. Phase 2, which will be held from July 12-30, 2021, includes a Design Thinking workshop, mentorship and coaching, sessions with some of the Region’s entrepreneurs and thought leaders, and concludes with an elevator pitch event.
Application Materials
Applications are due Friday, April 2, 2021.
Application Materials – Review Before Applying
AEA Parent/Guardian Notice and Permission Form
World Oceans Day
Dear Educators;
Please forward to Teachers and Principals, we sincerely hope your students will join students around the world who access our Ocean Hero program FREE, as well as our resources, stories and ideas. We are confident your students will be excited to earn an Ocean Hero certificate. The Ocean Hero program is designed to teach and utilize Mathematics, Science, English, Geography andArt.Children particularly like to strive to earn an Ocean Hero Certificate. Reducing our carbon footprint is so crucial to helping our environment. Earning an Ocean Hero certificate is fun for children and teens who involve their family and friends. Free.
http://www.WorldOceansDay.ca/in-action1/Ocean-Hero
We sincerely hope your schools will display notice of World Oceans Day June 8 with World Oceans Week June 1 to June 8 and perhaps consider a reading event or activity about our watersheds, waterways, oceans and marine life accentuating how preservation of these helps us all. Oceans give us 80% of our oxygen as well as food, jobs and medicine.
The Education Resources tab has 15 pages of Lessons and Resources.
This planet is not ours we are merely keepers for the next generations. Each of us can make one small change to reduce plastics and protect our rivers/lakes/oceans birds and fish.
We all live on a watershed flowing to an ocean! Each of us can make a difference.
Regards For Cleaner Oceans and Watersheds,
Debbie White
Co-Founder
World Oceans Day and World Oceans Week
[email protected]