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April 2025

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Supporting Early Childhood STEAM Experiences through Play

June 9, 2025, 11:00 PM Pacific / 2:00 PM Eastern

Get ready to play! Join NGCP for this fun and interactive webinar to learn how to leverage an interdisciplinary STEAM approach to foster young children's curiosity through authentic play-based learning.

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Have a BRITE Summer with NGCP and Smart Girls HQ!

July 14-18, 2025 | July 21-25, 2025

Brite’s Virtual STEM Role Model Camp is here for Summer 2025, offering a fun and engaging online experience for youth entering 7th-10th grade! Campers will receive a Smart Girls HQ activity kit and work alongside experienced virtual counselors, fostering curiosity and creativity in a supportive environment. Learn more.

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The State of Girls and Women in STEM

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Created annually by NGCP, this resource presents a high-level summary of the most compelling statistics and research on the state of girls and women in STEM, focused on K-12 Education, Higher Education, and the STEM Workforce. To help organizations share these important findings, we’ve created a toolkit of free graphics and key stats for social media, presentations, and outreach. Please share the toolkit in your newsletters and with your network.

Collaborative Spotlight

New Leadership for the California Girls STEM Collaborative! We’re excited to announce that Scientific Adventures for Girls is the new convening organization for California. We are grateful to Carol Tang and the Children's Creativity Museum for their leadership over the past six years. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements and events as we work together to create more opportunities for girls in STEM! Want to receive the newsletter? Fill this form.

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New England Newsletter Submissions

A newsletter from the New England Girls Collaborative Project will be coming soon. If you have events, opportunities, or resources relevant to Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut please submit them here.

The Missouri Girls Collaborative Project is reforming! With this addition, we now have an impressive 36 Collaboratives supporting 42 states across the nation. If you live and work in Missouri, please join us by providing your information in this form. We’ll be scheduling a planning meeting to identify next steps to serve the state of Missouri.

We want to extend a warm welcome to our newest collaborators and appreciate your contributions to improving the lives of girls across the country.

Upcoming STEM Events

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National Robotics Week - Nationwide, April 5-13, 2025. Learn more.

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Meeting of the Minds with Elevate Quantum - Virtual, April 10, 2025. Register.

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Jr.Tech Girls STEM Summit - Weston, MA, April 27, 2025. Register.

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Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) -Columbus, May 11-16, 2025. Volunteers needed! Learn more.

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BOOST Conference - Palm Springs, CA, April 29-May 2, 2025. Register.

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International Science and Engineering Fair - Columbus, OH, May 10-16, 2025. Learn more.

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Children & Nature Network Conference - St. Paul, MN, May 13-16, 2025. Register.

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Association of Children's Museums Interactivity Conference - Albuquerque, NM, May 14-16, 2025. Register.

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International Society for Technology in Education Conference - San Antonio, TX, Virtual, June 29 - July 2, 2025. Register.

Resources

Citizen Science Month April - One Million Acts of Science

April is Citizen Science Month

Celebrate Citizen Science Month with SciStarter.


https://scistarter.org/citizensciencemonth


https://scistarter.org/citizensciencemonth-participate


IF/THEN® Champions Network

The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC), in partnership with NGCP and through the support of IF/THEN®, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, invites organizations and individuals to join the IF/THEN® Champions Network, a United States-based community of ASTC science centers, allied members, and individuals committed to advancing gender equity in their institutions via the IF/THEN® Collection.

Girls Who Code Summer Programs

Applications for the free Girls Who Code summer programs are now open. High school students gain the computer science skills they need to make an impact and prepare for tech career. With two program options to choose from, beginner to advanced coders can develop valuable skills, find community, and build their professional networks at a pace and format that works best for them. Applications are due April 11, 2025. Learn more and apply.


Reinvented Magazine Issue No. 19

Issue 19 is all about semiconductors and features: - A series of articles written in collaboration with Applied Materials - Everyday Changemakers series highlighting women working in the semiconductor industry - How semiconductors are making the world a better place - An overview of what semiconductors are and their place in the nanosphere - A how-to make your very own (edible!) cookie transistor - And so much more! Get the digital magazine.


OurEcho Challenge

The OurEcho Challenge is a STEM competition that empowers youth to take a closer look at the biodiversity around them and step up as leaders in their communities. Young leaders will first identify threats to local ecosystems and then propose solutions to help preserve, protect, or repair those natural resources. Submit your entry by April 22, 2025. Learn more.


Discover Engineering Chats with Change Makers

Discover Engineering's "Chats with Change Makers" invites students to meet STEM role models who are working hard to change the world. Watch on demand.


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