Introducing Girls to “Big Ideas” in STEM Fields.
Stellar Girls introduces girls to “Big Ideas” in STEM fields. Through weekly hands-on after-school activities, students explore how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are used to feed, fuel, heal and save the world. Students have the opportunity to interact with STEM professionals to learn about STEM careers, apply STEM skills to real-world problems, and employ critical thinking skills through collaborative inquiry.

INSPIRE GIRLS' INTEREST IN STEM BY TELLING YOUR STORY

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The Stellar Girls curriculum is divided into 4 units: Feeding, Fueling, Healing, and Saving. The entire program consists of up to 20 hour-and-a-half long lessons. During the summer, EDUCATE trains teachers and community members to implement the program as coaches.

The program is highly flexible, allowing coaches to select from among the 48 curated activities and hold the program before, after, or during in-school time.

OUR IMPACT

Our programming is focused on providing meaningful impact and connections for the girls participating in our StellarGirls program Student content gains are evaluated with pre-and post-program unit evaluations to ensure we are meeting our stated objectives:

Did girls involved with the program increase their understanding of STEM concepts?

 

Did girls involved with the program become more interested in STEM subjects?

Girls have participated in StellarGirls

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Average StellarGirls Content Gain

After being involved in the program for three years, I have seen firsthand how advantageous the program is for young women trying to further their knowledge and love of STEM. Young girls are able to sit in a classroom surrounded by other women and experiment to their hearts desire. The limitless ideas and ways to do just one activity instills that there is always more than one way to accomplish something and trying is the only way to see if it really works.

Julia

Graduated StellarGirl Participant

StellarGirls programming is focused on low-income and under-represented communities.

School-level data from 2012-2018 show that 69% of girls are underrepresented minority and 66% of participants are from low-income homes that qualify for free and reduced lunch at school.

  • Low-income homes that qualify for free and reduced lunch at school 66% 66%

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ADD STELLARGIRLS OR STEMGIRLS TO YOUR SCHOOL

We work closely with schools and community organizations to successfully implement StellarGirls after school programs and our STEMGirls Summer camps. Contact us to learn how to bring our programs to your district.

 

OUR NEWS

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iBIO Opens its 2022 STEMgirls Summer Camp with ‘New Frontiers in Space’

100 campers from the Waukegan area connect with industry volunteers for fun, educational programs The Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization (iBIO), dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators and helping restore America’s leadership in technology...

iBIO Expands STEM Kit Program to Wheeling and Chicago Public Schools with Support from Astellas

Today, the Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization (iBIO) announced the expansion of iBIO STEM Kit program to four schools in the Community Consolidated School District 21 (CCSD21) and the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). The iBIO STEM Kit is a new program...

Illinois BioGENEius Challenge

Is there a BioGENEius in Your Classroom? The Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization (iBIO), a life sciences industry association that represents the nearly 88,000 life sciences employees at member companies, universities, service providers and venture firms,...

iBIO EDUCATE and Goshen Education Consulting Receive Significant Grant from the U.S. Dept. of Defense for Innovative Experiential Program

Three-year, $2.7 million grant will support unique needs of children of active military personnel CHICAGO and EDWARDSVILLE, IL, October 14, 2020 – iBIO EDUCATE, dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators and helping restore America’s leadership in...

iBIO Virtual STEMfamily Camp welcomes 500 kids from 27 states

287 families from 27 states  (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,...

iBIO Kicks Off STEMfamily Virtual Summer Camp with Video Scrapbook Highlights

On Monday we welcomed 500 campers for the first day of iBIO's STEMfamily Virtual Summer Camp, a free virtual camp that offers hands-on experiments that are designed for the whole family to enjoy and investigate. Throughout this week the 500 campers from Illinois and...

iBIO EDUCATE Transforms Annual STEMgirls Camp into a Virtual Experience for Families

iBIO EDUCATE, dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators and helping restore America’s leadership in technology education, today announced that it has extended the deadline to register for its STEMfamily camp until May 22nd. iBIO EDUCATE and its partners...

Today is #GivingTuesday: Send a Girl to STEMgirls CAMP

This Giving Tuesday please commit to helping girls grades 3-8 discover and embrace their interests, self-confidence and skills in STEM by purchasing our t-shirts.

#ThisShirt Sends a Girl to STEMgirls CAMP

This Giving Tuesday please commit to helping girls grades 3-8 discover and embrace their interests, self-confidence and skills in STEM by purchasing our t-shirts.

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Our programs would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors.

 

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