By Alexaundra Zanella | Operations Manager
At what age did you know you wanted to be a scientist? Have you ever failed at something and what did you learn from it? These were some of the questions girls posed to a diverse group of STEM professionals on stage in front of an audience of 350 people in Cincinnati a few weeks ago. We love when our greenlight girls have the chance to interact with role model professionals in such a personal way, ask them questions to understand their stories, and feel inspired. These past few months, we’re thrilled to share that we have had over 10 events on 3 different continents – reaching over 1150 curious girls with a passion for understanding and learning at every single one – and all because of your continued support!!
Some of our favourite moments have been…
When 320 girls got to touch a real brain and explore neuroscience at our g4g Day @Cincinnati in partnership with Procter & Gamble! After taking part in some of the 21 different hands-on activities, the girls got to use high-tech polling to measure feedback from the day. We’re proud to have had 94% of girls say that they are now more interested in STEM after our event – WOW!
When one of the girls made her own model of the lungs in a bottle and shouted “Everything is Science!” at our 3rd annual event at Bridgewater State University (BSU) in partnership with BSU Center for the Advancement of STEM Education in Massachusetts, USA!
When 395 girls got a chance to explore drones and robotics…chemistry and polymer worms… physics and waves… electronics and flying saucers and more… and then say it’s a great g4g Day with Nokia in Espoo, Tampere, and Oulu, Finland!!
When one of our keynote speakers from Space X at the launch of g4g Day @Andover inspired 60 young girls to see into the future of space technology and travel!
When 65 girls learned how to weld with Stanley Black & Decker first with chocolate…then with power tools… at our SBD StemFest at UTC South Durham in the UK!
When 80 girls learned not to consume drinks of various sugar densities as they learned about astrophysics before extracting their human cheek cell sample at our very first launch of g4g Day @São Paulo with Covestro at the beautiful Museu Catavento!
When the Dublin Ladies GAA players took 85 girls through plyometrics as they taught a workshop on the science behind sports at our second annual g4g@work Day at AIG in Dublin, Ireland!!
And when 15 young kids fueled their curiosity by making homemade rockets & hover crafts while exploring aerodynamics at our Makerspace in Brussels, Belgium!
The opportunity for all of these wonderful shared moments of inspiration – and rocketing curiosity in science and technology – is all thanks to your generosity and support of what we do. We thank you and we look forward to sharing more with you as we inspire girls in STEM at our next events in Frankfurt, Paris, and Argentina… all in the next few weeks!
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