NEVADA MOONSHOT FLIGHT CREW | |
The Nevada Moonshot Flight Crew is a group of Nevada youth ranging between the ages of 12 to 16 who are ready to engage in opportunities & advocate for STEM. The members will receive monthly trainings on public speaking, advocacy, leadership, and more. | | |
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Meet Flight Crew Member, R'mani!
R'mani's passion for art fuels her interest in pursuing a career in engineering. She enjoys showcasing her talents and expressing herself through both art and STEM. Her involvement in STEM clubs has expanded her understanding of STEM beyond numbers and gadgets to include music, art, and business. R'mani has discovered that STEM is about "using your imagination, making things, and creating a colorful future," which is why she joined the Nevada Flight Crew.
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Opportunities for STEM Partnership with NAN!
Partner with the Nevada Afterschool Network's Nevada Moonshot Flight Crew! Opportunities can range from but are not limited to:
- STEM 1-on-1 Mentorship
- Virtual/In-Person Presentations
- Hosting STEM Experience(s) (e.g. STEM facility tour, workshop, etc.)
- Sponsorships and more
Click Here to Take our 6-question Partnership Survey & Learn More!
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Mathnasium
The Mathnasium program equips students with the mathematical skills and confidence needed to excel in STEM disciplines. By offering personalized instruction, fostering problem-solving abilities, and emphasizing real-world applications of math, Mathnasium helps students build a strong foundation for success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Yenni and Yehri joined Mathnasium at different starting points: Yehri had mastered only 39% of Kindergarten-level math, while Yenni started with no formal math experience. However, both sisters have made remarkable progress and embraced their learning journey.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRAMS AND YOUTH | | |
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Summer Math Camps
STEM Camp Opportunity for your program students with Nevada Math! Their 2024 Summer Math Camps challenge students typically left unchallenged in their school math class by focusing on competition math. Competition math takes students deeper into their fundamentals by introducing them to new math concepts. The journey goes sideways into number theory, counting, algebra, geometry, and combinatorics (another way of saying (statistics and probability). Camps emphasize thinking, logic, teamwork, problem-solving, embracing challenges, and persistence. Multiple Dates Available!
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Lego Fortnite Summer Camp
STEM Camp Opportunity for your program students with Valhallan SE and FIRST Robotics! Enjoy an epic gaming adventure at Valhallan Camps featuring Fortnite. Additional dates are available for July 29-August 2 & August 5-9. This multi-day program features expert instruction from experienced coaches to help players get better at the game in a fun, engaging, social environment. Players will practice individual skills, strategies, group activities, and camp competitions, while also learning communication skills, teamwork, leadership, and confidence building.
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Regional STEM Network Grants
$150,000 available. Any applicants proposing to advance awareness and accessibility to high-quality STEM learning experiences is invited to apply.
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STEM Workforce Challenge Grant
$425,000 available to spark the creation of lasting partnerships between industry and workforce training providers resulting in sustainable training programs that provide in-demand, industry-recognized STEM skills to training recipients and lead to full-time jobs in STEM industries.
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STEM Workforce Talent Pipeline Grant
$425,000 available to strengthen partnerships between secondary & postsecondary education, Nevada’s STEM industries, and workforce development resulting in sustainable training programs that provide in-demand, industry-recognized STEM training, skills, and credentials to students and lead to full-time jobs in STEM industries in Nevada.
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ACRES Coaching: Make Math Engaging - 6/17 & 7/1 || 7am-9am PST | |
Are you looking for fun ways to help youth build number sense and problem-solving skills? Math can take on new meaning when it is integrated into daily routines in our afterschool programs. In this module, afterschool educators will explore and practice strategies for making math engaging and accessible. *The expectation is that you will be live at all three sessions and an active member of this coaching cohort. Recordings are not available if you are unable to attend. Completion of the Asking Purposeful Questions module is a prerequisite for this module. | |
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ACRES Coaching: Asking Purposeful Questions - 6/17 & 6/24 || 3pm-5pm PST | | |
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Questions begin a path toward discovery, imagination, and STEM exploration. How can we help youth expand and clarify their thinking and develop their reasoning through the questions we ask them? This module is a great way to train staff on how to facilitate STEM learning. Experienced educators also love being part of a cohort as a way to connect with other educators across the country, to learn new lesson plans, and to reflect on practice. This is our introductory module and a prerequisite to other opportunities. *The expectation is that you will be live at all three sessions and an active member of this coaching cohort. Recordings are not available if you are unable to attend. | |
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NAN has partnered with The Children's Cabinet to offer free opportunities for professional development to OST professionals in Nevada! We hope you will take advantage of the following workshops this month and learn how you can keep providing the highest quality STEM afterschool & OST programming!
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Out of School Time: Science & Literacy...Using Fiction and Non-Fiction
Virtual - Wednesday, July 17 - 5:30 - 6:30 pm
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The Million Girls Moonshot Toolkit is a collection of resources and tools for all 50 Mott Afterschool States Networks, their partners, and programs, to utilize for the Million Girls Moonshot Initiative. All transformative practice resources have been vetted using a culturally responsive and equity lens to foster inclusive STEM learning spaces for all youth, particularly girls.
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STEMfinity
STEM-ify your summer program with project-filled Summer Camp Kits and Resource Bundles that get K-12 students hands-on in subjects like forensic science, robotics, CAD, rocketry, esports, drones and beyond! Summer Camp Kits are turn-key solutions for afterschool and summer programs that include hands-on materials and instructor’s guide with scheduled lessons.
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Mizzen Summer Camp -STEM
Are you looking to uplift STEM learning this summer? Don’t miss this new STEM playlist curated by Kayla Ambesi for Mizzen Education!
Youth will build, tinker, hypothesize, and explore with activities by NASA, OregonASK, the National Wildlife Federation, !Mpact Players, and more. It’s off-the-charts fun!
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www.nevadaafterschool.org
NAN@unlv.edu
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