A hands-on STEM education programme will be delivered to schools and community settings in the east of Cambridge city.
The initiative aims to engage 2,400 children in STEM subjects while promoting equality in access to subjects including bioscience, construction, biodiversity, and engineering, alongside those taught as part of the national curriculum.
Developer Mission Street has partnered with Cambridge Science Centre to deliver the programme.
Artem Korolev, founder and CEO at Mission Street, said: “We share the vision of the team at the Cambridge Science Centre and are excited to team up with them. Through a series of hands-on, engaging activities across four schools in East Cambridge, our collaboration with the Cambridge Science Centre seeks to introduce children of all ages to the breadth of what STEM has to offer, including those subjects that are not typically encountered as part of the national curriculum.”
The programme will be made up of three projects per term delivered through a diverse mix of learning styles, including computing, design and technology, and art projects, and will continue during the summer holidays in community settings. The programme supports Cambridge Science Centre’s work in promoting access to STEM for over half a million children over the next 10 years.
John Bull, CEO at Cambridge Science Centre, added: “Too many talented young people are turning away from STEM because they don’t get to feel the joy of discovery that it can bring. Linking to the upcoming science and innovation district that is on their doorstep gives us a chance to engage them in their local environment and to encourage them to see a future for themselves that is influenced by STEM.
“Our ultimate goal is to arrive at a place where young people, no matter their background, have their lives enriched through science – this project takes a step towards making that a reality for the children of East Cambridge.”
