Description
The South Side STEM Summer Camp is a platform for students to build a passion for the STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and math—and a confidence that they can become leaders in these fields. The camp offers is a deep dive into engaging content and activities explicitly designed to foster students’ growth mindsets as STEM learners.
UChicago STEM Education has been offering the tuition-free South Side STEM Summer Camp since 2017. Feedback from parents and students has been overwhelmingly positive. As one parent stated, “I liked the growth mindset aspect, the projects, the location, time, and the instructors service-oriented personalities. They were all great. [My daughter] has met kids like her from other settings, developed an attitude of endurance, and feels OK with making mistakes or not succeeding immediately in a math problem.” Another parent shared “My child has been raving about how cool cryptography is! Today he said he has a new career interest: full-time code cracker!”
Donations are applied to...
Your gift will support tuition and programming for Chicago students in grades 5—7 to participate in a two-week, full-day STEM-focused summer camp experience.
Why are donations necessary?
These funds allow us to provide this high-quality summer learning experience free of charge to students in the South Side community surrounding the University of Chicago. Without this support, students might not otherwise be able to afford this type of camp or have access to high-quality summer STEM learning experiences.