Brown Chemistry STEM Day
Are you a Brown undergraduate, graduate, faculty, or staff excited about sharing science with 9 - 12 graders? Reach out to Jerome (jerome_robinson@brown.edu) for how to get involved!
Are you a chemistry or science teacher for grades 9 - 12 in greater RI? Would you like the opportunity to bring your students on campus, all costs included, for a half-day event to learn more about undergraduate life as a STEM major, explore various STEM fields through interactive breakout sessions, and engage in discussion about college access and success? Reach out to Jerome (jerome_robinson@brown.edu) for more details! We will be holding STEM Day 2024 in early January - please reach out for more details!
Brown Chemistry Presents the 5th Annual STEM Day (January 24th, 2023)
The Chemistry department will host the 5th Annual STEM Day. Over 160 high school students attended from local RI public schools. STEM Day brings high school students to Brown's campus to learn more about undergraduate life as a STEM major, explore various STEM fields through interactive breakout sessions, and engage in discussion about college access and success. Check out this press release on our 2023 event!
Brown Chemistry Presents the 4th Annual STEM Day (January 21st, 2020)
The Chemistry department will host the 4th Annual STEM Day. Over 140 high school students are slated to attend from local Providence schools. STEM Day brings high school students to Brown's campus to learn more about undergraduate life as a STEM major, explore various STEM fields through interactive breakout sessions, and engage in discussion about college access and success.
Brown Chemistry Presents the 3rd Annual STEM Day
January 22nd, 2019
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018
Second Annual STEM Day (Brown, Department of Chemistry)
The Department of Chemistry will host its second annual STEM Day on January 23, 2018. This year, 60 students from three Providence high schools will join us.
WHAT IS STEM DAY?
STEM Day brings high school students to Brown's campus to learn more about undergraduate life as a STEMmajor, explore various STEM fields through interactive breakout sessions, and engage in discussion about college access and success. The students are from three schools: Times^2 STEM Academy, 360 High School, and the William B. Cooley Science and Technology High School.
A majority of attendees are from historically underrepresented groups and are first-generation college students. They are all college-bound.
WHO CAN VOLUNTEER AND HOW?
All undergrads, grad students, and postdocs who are interested in volunteering are welcome! Please use the link below, and share with anyone you know who is particularly interested in working with first-generation students and/or students from HUGs.
Access the volunteer form here.
MORE ABOUT PROVIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Providence Public School system is composed of 23 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 10 high schools, and 2 K-12 schools (including standard and charter schools). Among all schools, 64% of students are Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% White, 5% Asian, 3% Multi-Racial, and 1% Native American. 31 different languages are spoken by students and their families across the district, and students represent 52 countries of origin. Learn more about the Providence School District at their webpage and through InfoWorks, RI's public education statistics portal.
