Subject: Black History Month and Engineer Week in your Feburary your Million Girls Moonshot Monday News!

Plus a chance to take youth STEM advocates to Chicago!

February is here! It's the shortest month of the year, but is tall on all it brings including Black History Month, Engineer Week, and a chance to take youth to Chicago! Let's dive into your February Million Girls Moonshot Resources!

The Million Girls Moonshot is launching its inaugural Flight Crew! 


The Flight Crew is a cohort of youth advocates, ages 13-18, who are committed to creating equity for girls in STEM through elevating youth voices and inspiring future STEM leaders. We are looking for young scientists, engineers, inventors, builders, and leaders who have been inspired by their experience outside of the school classroom.  Flight Crew members will participate in six months of virtual programming where they will hone their leadership and advocacy skills using their own experiences from afterschool STEM learning. Those selected will be eligible for a $1000 stipend, an all-expense paid trip to the annual Million Girls Moonshot summer 2022 event, and thanks to our partners, an all-expense paid opportunity to go to  Space Camp for summer 2023.


The Flight Crew application is open to youth ages 13 to 18 who identify as female, gender-expansive, or outside of the identity of cis-gender male.


Applicants will share their views in a written, video, or art piece. Applications are due February 25, 2022. Apply here!

https://milliongirlsmoonshot.org/moonshot-flight-crew!

Join us for the March Equity in OST STEM Meeting


Network and build community with like-minded people! Join us for our March meeting in a safe-space to discuss the issues around achieving equitable STEM opportunities in the OST space. No previous attendance required, just a passion for creating more equitable opportunities in STEM learning!


We love the IF/THEN Collection. This is a media database that gives educators free access to photos, profile videos, and more of real-life women in STEM, IF/THEN Ambassadors. Celebrate living Black History by spotlighting some of the many amazing African-American women in STEM. One of our favorites, pictured above, is electrical engineer, Aisha Lawrey. Learn about her path to engineering and download the "This is What A Scientest Looks Like" poster of her and the other Ambassadors at: https://www.ifthencollection.org

February 20 to 26, 2022 is Engineers Week! This Year's Theme: Reimagining the Possible


More than a week-long event, Engineers Week is a year-round commitment to making a difference. The only event of its kind—it is a time for you to:

  • Celebrate how engineers make a difference in our world

  • Add your voice to the conversation about the need for engineers, technicians, and technologists

  • Engage students in engineering

February 24, 2022 is Introduce a Girl to Engineering, or Girl Day, is a time when volunteers, educators, and others act as role models, facilitate engineering activities, and show girls how engineers change our world. DiscoverE’s Despite the Odds research found that this simple formula helps girls develop an interest in engineering, builds their confidence in their problem-solving skills, and creates a STEM identity.

You can make a difference in a girls’ life.


Learn more at: https://discovere.org/engage/girl-day/

 


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