Girls STEM Institute (GSI) is a STEM learning program designed to provide holistic learning opportunities for scholars aged 7-18 who are underrepresented in STEM fields with a particular focus on Black girls. Currently, GSI is implemented as a summer institute and Saturday workshops during the school year. During the school year, GSI also offers parent/caregiver workshops to assist and empower parents/caregivers as they advocate on behalf of their scholars. GSI provides scholars with an opportunity to develop an understanding of mathematics and other STEM concepts in a meaningful and culturally grounded context. Within GSI’s rich, academically challenging, relevant, and supportive setting, scholars have the freedom to grow interpersonally and intellectually. Through GSI framework of socially transformative STEM curriculum (Mutegi, 2011), scholars are provided access to powerful STEM learning experiences that challenge them to think deeply and critically. As STEM learners, they are empowered to use STEM as a tool for personal and social change. The goals of GSI are to:

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Engage girls and young women in culturally grounded, inquiry-based STEM curricula through hands-on and minds-on experiences.
Instill girls and young women with the interest and confidence to pursue math or other STEM careers and engage in STEM related extracurricular activities while providing opportunities to interact with STEM professionals.
Challenge girls and young women to think critically about STEM concepts.
Empower girls and young women to “read and write world with STEM” (understand how STEM related concepts can be used to address inequities in their personal lives and community).
Provide academic enrichment through tutorial support, homework help, and state and SAT/ACT test preparation.

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