www.semsuccess.org
Cause Area
Children & Youth
Community
Education & Literacy
Location
1700 Northside Drive NW Suite A7 PMB 931 Atlanta, GA 30318
United States
Active Opportunities (7)
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Atlanta, GA 30337
SEM Link's Experimental Design Program has a STEM Literacy Project whose goal is to engage students in Grades Pre-K through 12 in various STEM literacy activities from September through June at the sites of our community and school partners. STEM Literacy Program Activities include STEM book drives for community libraries and schools Reading STEM books with young readers Hosting Book Clubs with teen and tween readers Participating in Family Literacy Events
Date Posted: 2024-05-01
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Virtual Opportunity
The Teen Science Cafe, a program of our Math and Science Career Academy, is an opportunity for Teens (youth 13-18) to explore STEM Careers in an informal setting by having an opportunity to talk to a STEM professionals to learn about STEM Careers. The format of the Teen Science café is 4 parts: Brief Introduction of Who you are, your organization and your current role Sharing Your Journey to Becoming a STEM professional- things that you got you interested in your career path, activities that you did during your childhood and during college and/or graduate school to prepare you for your career Introducing Your Students to Your Career and Your Work - Share with the students in more details, your career journey to what you do know and what you do in your current role Demonstration or Hands on STEM activity that Introduces the Teens to Your Field - whether it is videos, a demonstration or a hands on activity to teach the kids Q & A period This event is virtual and takes place on the 2nd Wednesday evening of the month between August and May.
Date Posted: 2024-05-01
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Virtual Opportunity
STEM Journal Club- This program aims to develop STEM communication and literacy skills for Metro Atlanta high school students from ethnic and racial communities with historically low participation in high-level STEM research competitions . Participants will engage in scholarly research, read and analyze STEM literature (journals), and gain exposure to relevant concepts to spark their interest in STEM Research. The final project for the STEM Journal Club participants is the creation of a podcast episode based on a STEM journal article, which will be featured on our SEM Explained podcast . It is a hybrid program with digital and in-person learning opportunities that take place from October through May. The guest lecturer for the STEM Journal Club is a STEM Researcher that during a virtual journal club session leads discussion about a journal article in their area of research with the students. The guest lecturer will also speak with the students about how reading and analyzing journals guides their STEM research.
Date Posted: 2024-05-01
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Union City, GA 30291
Teen Science Cafe Speakers volunteer for an event that we host for our community partners for up to 30 teens. The purpose of the event is to provide opportunities for teens to learn about STEM and STEM related careers by meeting and interacting with the STEM community. The event last between an hour and a hour and a half. The format for the event for the speaker to spend about 15 minutes talking about their journey to become a STEM professionals, 15 minutes talking about their work in their current role and 30-45 minutes with either a hands on activities or demonstration with items that allow the students to understand your field. The rest of the time is for Q & A and networking with the students. The speakers must work in a real world application of the STEM. The Teen Science Cafe, a program of our Math and Science Career Academy, is an opportunity for Teens (youth 13-18) to explore STEM Careers in an informal setting by having an opportunity to talk to a STEM professionals to learn about STEM Careers. The cafes will take places at the sites of our community partners in the City of Atlanta and South Fulton. The format of the Teen Science café is 4 parts: Brief Introduction of Who you are, your organization and your current role Sharing Your Journey to Becoming a STEM professional- things that you got you interested in your career path, activities that you did during your childhood and during college and/or graduate school to prepare you for your career Introducing Your Students to Your Career and Your Work - Share with the students in more details, your career journey to what you do know and what you do in your current role Demonstration or Hands on STEM activity that Introduces the Teens to Your Field - whether it is videos, a demonstration or a hands on activity to teach the kids Q & A period The event takes place at the site of our community partner during a weekday evening. We follow the Covid-19 protocols of the site.
Date Posted: 2024-05-01
Flexible Schedule
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Douglasville, GA 30134
STEM in The Park is a program for youth grades 3rd-8th from SEM Link in collaboration with the Douglasville Parks and Recreation. These workshops engage youth with hands on STEM activities to engage and have fun learning. Facilitators are expected to provide a STEM activity for youth to do.
Date Posted: 2024-05-01
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Organization Information
Mission Statement
SEM Link’s mission is to strengthen the self-efficacy of K-12 students to pursue STEM careers by exposing them to positive adult role models from the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) community that increase students' awareness of STEM careers and encourage their participation in STEM Research through digital learning and hands-on activities.
Description
Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. (SEM Link), is a tax-exempt national nonprofit organization that was founded in 2005 by Tokiwa T. Smith in Atlanta, Georgia on the premise that exposure to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) community is critical to K-12 students pursuing STEM careers. Hence, the organization being named SEM Link, because the essence of our work is connecting youth to the STEM community for youth to provide them with positive adult role models in STEM. Our programs and events increase students’ awareness of STEM Careers and encourage their participation in STEM Research through digital learning and hands-on activities. Since the organization’s inception over 500 STEM professionals have exposed over 10,000 youth to over 50 different STEM career paths as well as supported hundreds of young STEM researchers. SEM Link currently offers programs in the Atlanta and DMV (DC, Maryland and Virginia) metropolitan areas.
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