![]() Established with funding from the National Science Foundation Rutgers Earth & Environmental Science and Engineering Summer Scholars Institute is a successful summer program for Newark’s middle and high school students. Over the next four years, all Newark students from 5th to 12th grade will have the opportunity to engage with these programs at an anticipated new site located in Newark. This year, 10 middle and high schools are traveling to the East Hanover Technology Center for 30 sessions total, with 250 virtual lab sessions being conducted across all 25 schools. This fall, 25 schools are participating in a pilot program where NPS students work on rigorous project-based learning activities with volunteer scientists from top scientific companies across the region. Science2Science – Newark Public Schools (NPS) announced that the district is partnering with Students 2 Science (S2S), a model program that delivers rigorous problem and project-based science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education learning opportunities to students. Enhance STEAM-based learning standards (In-school/OST) to ensure that Newark learners are globally competitive. Grow interdisciplinary learning experiences (In-school/OST) that are culturally relevant, and career focused.ģ. Increase the percentage of Newark youth entering STEAM/STEM educational and career pathways by enhancing processes that support equitable access.Ģ. The Coalition’s goal is to develop Newark’s future STEAM workforce by closing education, access and opportunity gaps through collaborations among businesses, institutions of higher education, school district leadership, youth-service providers, science and cultural institutions and workforce development.ġ. The Newark STEAM Coalition is to create a resource-rich ecosystem that prepares Newark’s PreK-16 students to fully participate in a 21st Century workforce. Newark is globally recognized as a STEAM hub of creativity, innovation, and inclusiveness creating pathways and preparing all learners for college and/or careers, attracting and inventing new business, and enabling an opportunity for prosperity for all in our community.
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