Welcome to the Central MA STEM Network (CMSN) Ecosystem!
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to nurture youth who experience low-income and under-representation with engaging STEM experiences throughout Central Massachusetts.
We believe that engaging STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) experiences provide youth with a foundation for success, and we believe that all youth should have these opportunities.
Since 2004, the Central MA STEM Network (CMSN) Ecosystem has provided thousands of youth with a variety of exciting experiences that include: classroom STEM experiences and science fair project support, out-of-school time STEM activities, and STEM festivals, as well as professional development for STEM educators.
CMSN Ecosystem is a partnership among businesses, government, non-profits, educational institutions, schools, teachers, families, and youth that enables collaborations for deep and wide-scale impacts in our communities.
How We Enact Our Mission
STEM Week
We coordinate and promote STEM Week in Central Massachusetts each year.
STEM Kits Lending Library
We provide STEM kits for use across the Ecosystem through our lending library.
STEM Learning Ecosystems
We are a part of the larger STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice.
MA STEM Council
We implement priorities and recommendations of the MA STEM Council.
Full Membership Meetings
Upcoming Virtual Meetings:
- March 2, 2023, 4-6 pm (Register for Zoom details)
Upcoming In-person Meetings:
- May 11, 2023, 4 pm tour & social at Saint-Gobain Research in Northborough, MA.
Recent Past Meetings:
- January 26, 2023 – Guest speaker: Emily Dodge, Worcester Education Collaborative
- September 22, 2022 – Guest speaker: Chris Nycz, PracticePoint at WPI
Events
We support STEM events throughout the region, such as the Central MA Science Festival in Leominster.
