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An open format event bringing together Colleges, Employers, Research Institutes, Summer Programs, Non-Profits and more. For grades 6-12 the STEMfair aims to increase student engagement with stem curriculum by increasing their exposure to and awareness of opportunities provided through STEM education.

 

Participants include:

Air Force ROTC

Boeing Company

MLS 2030 for Barnes-Jewish Hospital and BJC HealthCare

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

The University of Kansas

United States Air Force

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

State Technical College of Missouri

Access Point

Saint Louis University

Custom Engineering

UMSL/Washington University Joint Engineering Program

St. Louis Community College -

St. Louis BWorks

Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

Alambda Systems

Webster University

IT and Cybersecurity Academy

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

Harris-Stowe State University

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The SLPS Learn & Earn Internship Program (Portfolio Model) aims to place students in paid internships at St. Louis employers operating in highly competitive career fields including STEM. Student interns will work on targeted projects to grow their expertise and create a portfolio of work products as which demonstrate the hard skills gained from their experience.

As Educator Fellor for Post Secondary Opportunity for the Saint Louis Public School Foundation, I have been integrally involved in assisting district personel in envisioning, realizing and coordinating this effort to increase impact and reach of the district's Learn & Earn Internship Program

 

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6 Week enrichment program based at Clyde C Miller Career Academy. This paid program exposes students to robotics, coding, digital media, cybersecurity, drones, data science and career readiness. The program also includes a paid internship.

For Summer 2024 I am serving as an instructor of Digital Media and Data Analytics

Career Z Challenge - Technical Education Post

McKinley Classical Leadership will receive $20,000 as a Career Z Challenge Gran Semi-Finalist and is eligible to receive and additional $150,000 for McKinley and district wide Work Based Learning programs.

I have served as a leader, organizer, coordinator and fundraiser of the McKinley/SLPS Career Z Challenge Grant submissions drafting significant portions of the grant and enlist eco-system partners to support Work Based Learning.