LIMESTONE, Maine — The Maine School of Science and Mathematics has recently deployed a web resource page highlighting opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) events for all students in the state of Maine.
This resource is supported in part by a $100,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The school gathered data with assistance from the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance.
“The action by the Maine School of Science and Mathematics to better inform students about events and experiences in the STEM fields is an important and useful step, particularly for low-income students, who often have less access than more affluent students to such information,” said Cooke Foundation Executive Director Harold O. Levy. “This could lead more students to pursue STEM degrees and careers, benefitting themselves and our nation.”
The newly added webpage, www.MSSM.org/stem-resource, serves those students who are curious and intrigued by the rapidly expanding field of STEM. The page is a collection of STEM events including competitions, expositions, field-trips, workshops, summer camps, as well as experiences for those who are not directly affiliated with a high school. Although not a complete list, it is the mission of MSSM to provide a comprehensive warehouse for everyone in the STEM arena to benefit from.
Luke Shorty, MSSM’s executive director, said, “This is an amazing partnership with the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, where both of our missions are able to provide the talented young people of Maine with a statewide STEM clearinghouse directly from MSSM’s website. This could not have been possible without support from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Now every family in Maine has access to STEM events that otherwise they may not have been aware of, regardless of their socio-economic background.”
To include a program not currently listed, contact MSSM stem@mssm.org.
MSSM is currently ranked as the 10th best STEM school nationally by US News & World Report. The school provides high school students a rigorous, student-centered curriculum that emphasizes the connections between math, science, and humanities, and culminates in opportunities for authentic research.
