STEAM – Worcester Community Project Center

May 11, 2022October 3, 2022 by Laura Roberts

Girls Inc. of Worcester: Developing an Outdoor STEM Curriculum for Camp Kinneywood

Project Description During this project, we researched and interviewed organizations to create environmental science STEM curriculum for Worcester Girls Inc. Camp Kinneywood summer camp. The team conducted focus groups and pilot studies to evaluate and assess the curriculum. They provided a binder containing all the lesson plans with activity instructions and information related to the…

January 28, 2021August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

HVK’s Children Foundation: Improving the user experience on the Lab-in-a-Box for students in Liberia

Project Sponsor: Hawah V. Kamara (HVK) Children’s Foundation HVK’s Children Foundation is a non-profit organization based in both West Africa, Liberia and Worcester, MA. Their mission is to help children, women, and families in sub-Saharan Africa, Liberia. The organization has partnered with 6 different primary and junior high schools in Liberia to coordinate health and…

April 1, 2019August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary: Establishing Engineering in Elementary Instruction

Project Sponsor: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary Mass Audubon is a nonprofit organization that aims to expand conservation efforts across the state. Wachusett Meadow is a wildlife sanctuary that is part of Mass Audubon and located in Princeton, Massachusetts. Wachusett Meadow provides science related instruction, to people of all ages, that directly applies the nature seen…

March 13, 2019August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Quinsigamond Community College: Providing Recommendations for Project-Based Learning Implementations

Project Sponsor: Quinsigamond Community College Photographed: Project Team, QCC QORE Team, PBL Champions Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) is a public 2-year college located in Worcester, Massachusetts. QCC has provided an accessible, affordable, and high quality education to the residents of central Massachusetts since 1963, growing from an enrollment of 300 in 1963 to over 13,000…

April 28, 2018August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

The Boys & Girls Club of Worcester: Developing a STEAM Strategy

The goal of this project was to help the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester (BGCW or Club) implement a sustainable after-school STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) program. Using the Everything STEM Planning Guide created by the Boys & Girls Club of America, we completed a STEM Readiness Pre-Assessment, STEM Improvement Plan, and…

October 29, 2015August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Boys & Girls Club of Worcester: STEM Program

For our Interactive Qualifying Project, we worked in collaboration with the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester to build a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program for their students aged 10 to 13. STEM is extremely important in today’s technology-driven society, and introducing kids to these topics early can open doors to a successful…