ENABLING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INNOVATORS.
ENABLING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INNOVATORS.
STEM EDUCATION CREATES CRITICAL THINKERS AND INCREASES SCIENCE LITERACY.
STEM EDUCATION CREATES CRITICAL THINKERS AND INCREASES SCIENCE LITERACY.
Yo-STEM programs encourages underserved students in East TN to pursue STEM careers.
According to the U. S. Department of Commerce STEM occupations have a projected growth of 17%, while Non-STEM occupations has a projected growth of 9.8% by 2018. In this increase, we'd like to see the number of women and cultural minorities grow as well.
ROBOTICS
ROBOTICS
VEX IQ Robotics Teams
Robotics is dedicated to the innovative and tech savvy kiddos of Knoxville. From building robots to learning how to code and race them, Robotics covers all the basics to introduce our students into the wonderful world of robots! We are enlist in mentors who are willing to learn the ins and outs of VexIQ robotics kits. With this knowledge, mentors will coach teams of students through local, state, and even national competitions and have tons of fun while bringing home trophies!
OUR STUDENTS:
- Attend Vine Middle School
- Have A or B averages
- Have plans to attend college
- Have no or very few disciplinary infractions
- Can read and write at their grade level
- Have availability to attend each mentoring session
- Exude integrity and kindness toward their peers.
OUR MENTORS:
- Encourage a stronger interest in STEM
- Are professionals with years of experience in a variety of STEM fields
- Provide a better understanding of computer programming, engineering, and mathematics
- Promote individual and group-style learning
- Emphasize the importance of diversity in STEM.
gSTEM
gSTEM
ARE YOU A YOUNG LADY INTERESTED
IN HANDS-ON AND EYE-OPENING EXPERIMENTS?
Girls in STEM mentorship program was created with today's girls in mind! Many women, past and present, have made a tremendous impact in their workforce, classrooms, labs, and beyond. We would like to keep it that way! With gSTEM, you will meet and interact with mentors, who look like you, weekly to dive a little further into the four STEM subject areas: science, technology, engineering, and math.
OUR STUDENTS:
- Attend Vine Middle School
- Have A or B averages
- Have plans to attend college
- Have no or very few disciplinary infractions
- Can read and write at their grade level
- Have availability to attend each mentoring session
- Exude integrity and kindness toward their peers.
OUR MENTORS:
- Encourage a stronger interest in STEM
- Are high-achieving professionals with years of experience
- Provide a better understanding of basic STEM concepts through hands-on experiments
- Promote individual and group-style learning
- Show by example that girls are essential in science.
STEM SATURDAYS
STEM SATURDAYS
FUN AND EDUCATION,
ALL IN ONE?! SIGN ME UP!
STEM Saturday is our one of a kind program dedicated to kids who just want to have fun! Hosted every other Saturday, students from near and far join us to conduct cool experiments in a session of peers and led by a YO STEM volunteer. This program typically services grades K-5th but all students are welcome to join!
OUR VOLUNTEER NEEDS:
Our goal is to create an environment where the children are able to learn from our volunteers and vice versa. With that being said, we would like volunteers who are not afraid to lead pre planned projects or even conduct experiments you find interesting!
QULIFICATION NEEDS:
- Must be available Saturday mornings from 9:30AM - 11:30AM at Pellissippi Magnolia campus OR at Yo! STEM headquarters (2425 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, Suite 301).
- All volunteers must be 18 years old or older
- Must be patient and able to encourage children through obstacles related to the projects.