Sunday, November 11, 2018

Family Engagement/STEM


Congratulations to the winner of the Ohio PTA Science Festival Grant- Falls Lenox/Early Childhood Center PTA in District 12! Falls Lenox/ECC PTA will be hosting students and families for an evening of science learning. Students and adult family members will be participating in the four STEM stations together. Each station will have a different focus- science, technology, engineering and math. Families will be able to experience 4-6 unique activities at each station.

Falls Lenox/ECC will be extending STEM learning beyond the event by sending families monthly bulletins on new STEM activities that can be done at home. Conducting STEM activities at home fosters student interest in STEM and builds parents’ confidence in their ability to assist and guide their children in learning more about STEM and STEM careers. Falls Lenox/ECC PTA also plans to recruit community members to staff the learning stations in addition to using PTA volunteers. Involving the community demonstrates the value of PTA and can lead to long-term partnerships with businesses and other nonprofit organizations.

For more information on hosting STEM events, go to pta.org/programs/stem. For resources on STEM careers and science activities that can be done at home, go to pta.org/stem/families.