STEMCivics students travel as volunteers for Squads Abroad, a worldwide effort that connects students to improving communities while enjoying a culturally-enriched journey.
“Thirty-two PURPLEfect people, representing grades 8-12, will volunteer in refugee shelters in Athens. In addition, Purple Lightning will visit a few Greek islands and experience a range of cultural activities. Read the full article here.
Last month, 20 high school faculty and administrators arrived in Panama for a Professional Development Program to see behind-the-scenes of our international Health, STEM and Spanish Immersion Programs. The goal was for faculty to understand how our programs engage...
Martha Keeley, an high school engineering teacher at John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri, sat down with us to reflect on her class’s STEM TeleSquad. Keeley teaches an Engineering Fundamentals elective class to seniors at John Burroughs, and found structuring the class to allow her students to work alongside community members and professional engineers in El Limon, Panama to design a community water tank to be an influential and unforgettable opportunity. Check out our captivating conversation…
This February, Squads Abroad’s president, Erik Werner sat down alongside teacher Serena and students, Grace and Patrick, from EDGE Global Microschool in Liberty, Missouri for a feature on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Radio’s “The Power of Young People to Change the World”.
Check out our favorite highlights from the captivating conversation:
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