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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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NGCP wants to hear from you!
We want to know if your work has been affected and how we can help. Please complete the survey for your program or organization and share it widely with your network. Responses will remain anonymous, and the findings will help us support you and inform the field.
The survey will close on June 13, 2025. Thank you for participating!
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We’re proud to spotlight Mary Adegbesan, co-chair of NGCP’s Youth Advisory Board, for her recent TEDx talk on reimagining access to technology education. In her powerful talk, Mary explores the growing digital divide and why coding should be seen not just as a technical skill—but as a creative, empowering tool that every young person deserves access to. She shares the inspiration behind her project, Coding Unplugged, a hands-on book designed to teach programming without internet access, and challenges us all to rethink educational equity.
Watch her inspiring talk and see how Mary is using her voice to shape a more inclusive future in STEM.
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Request Virtual STEM Cards
Do you have young people in your life that could use some STEM inspiration? Request virtual cards written by STEM professionals to encourage them to continue their STEM journey.
You will receive the cards via email and can distribute as needed. Request your cards
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Take the pledge-STEM Together
Women constitute only 35% of the STEM workforce and continue to face significant barriers in STEM professions. Recent executive orders may eliminate university programs and ban strategies that support girls in STEM. We are taking action, and we can’t do it alone. Take the Pledge today to support girls and women in STEM.
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Maryland STEM Fest-June 8th from 1-3 pm
To register your Girl Scout(s) for this event, please send the Scout’s name, rank and troop number to mdstemfest@gmail.com
Learn more
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Make48 Women in STEM Competition- Kansas City Art Institute July 11-13, 2025
Make48 is a nationwide invention-competition documentary that gives everyday people a challenge to develop a new product at the start of a three-day event. Want to volunteer?
Register
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American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition- Philadelphia, PA
June 26-30, 2025. Register.
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International Society for Technology in Education Conference- San Antonio, TX, Virtual, June 29 - July 2, 2025. Register.
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Computer Science Teachers Association Annual Conference- Cleveland, OH, July 8-11, 2025. Register.
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Association of Science and Technology Centers’ (ASTC) 2025 Annual Conference- San Francisco, CA, September, 5-8. Register.
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NEW: Career-connected lessons & activities to explore DNA science!
STEM Next is excited to partner with Illumina to introduce Genomics Learning Journeys—an engaging new resource designed to immerse youth in the captivating world of DNA science.
These free, hands-on activity bundles are specifically created for afterschool and summer programs to help young people develop STEM skills, explore real-world applications of genomics, and discover meaningful career pathways. Get started with this one-page resource!
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NCWIT/Teaching Engineering
Teach Engineering is a FREE library of classroom-tested, standards-aligned K-12 STEM resources created in collaboration with educators across the nation.
The goal is to help educators put the ‘E’ in STEM by making applied science, technology, and math come alive through engineering design and design thinking.
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Invention Convention Worldwide
is a K-12 invention education program that teaches students problem-identification, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and creativity skills and builds confidence in invention, innovation and entrepreneurship for life. Invention Convention programs happen at the school, local, regional and national levels in the United States and a growing number of countries worldwide.
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Bring Teen Science Cafés to Your Community!
Apply now to become a Teen Science Café Fellow! This unique opportunity offers adult facilitators the training, support, and resources needed to launch their own Teen Science Café—monthly events where teens connect with STEM experts through snacks and real conversations about science, technology, and the world around them.
Join an upcoming info session on June 18 or July 15 to learn more.
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Project Scientist Fall STEAM Club Applications Now Open!
Project Scientist is seeking passionate educators and organizations to lead hands-on STEAM programs for girls in grades PreK–8 this fall. Facilitators will engage students in fun, collaborative STEM lessons and introduce them to real women role models in STEM. All training, curriculum, and materials are provided. Applications are due by June 13—apply today!
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Fluid Power Project Grants Give Students Real World Experience
The Fluid Power Project Grant supports educators and student groups in creating hands-on, replicable STEM projects for high school and early college students. Grantees will develop a full curriculum, including lesson plans and a tested bill of materials, to be published and shared by NFPA. Industry mentors may be available for support. workforce@nfpa.com.
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About Us
The National Girls Collaborative Project™ promotes equity and STEM experiences as diverse as the world we live in. Our mission is to connect, create, and collaborate to transform STEM for all youth.
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Support Our Work
Now, more than ever, we need your support. Recent changes in the national administration's approach to diversity and equity have made the work of organizations like NGCP more essential than ever. Our mission to create access in STEM and advocate for gender equity is critical in building an inclusive future. With your support, we can ensure that girls and gender-diverse youth have the resources, representation, and opportunities they deserve. Stand with us today and be a champion for equity in STEM.
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NGCP Online Shop
Explore the store and snag your favorite STEM goodies. Every purchase goes towards empowering youth voices through NGCP's Youth Advisory Board and helps to create STEM experiences as diverse as the world we live in.
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