New Orleans Fox-8 Takes a Comprehensive Look at STEM NOLA
New Orleans Fox-8 takes a comprehensive look at STEM NOLA, the leading affiliate of the STEM Global Action movement, and how its programs help K-12 children in New Orleans, and across the country, achieve in the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. The newscast highlights the work of Dr. Calvin Mackie, who launched STEM NOLA in 2013 and has impacted more than 125,000 children and 5,100 schools across the U.S and in five countries.
LANDMARK MOMENT: STEM NOLA Holds First Ever STEM FEST at a College Football Bowl Game
An extraordinary event transpired in the Caesars Superdome. Just before kickoff of the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on December 21, 2,000 parents and children K-12 attended a STEM NOLA STEM FEST, where parents and children learned about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This was a landmark moment, likely the first time STEM education was ever connected directly with a popular college football bowl game. Three days before Christmas, 2,000 parents and children left their homes to engage in STEM activities – operating a robot, building cars that run, constructing flying drones, watching a sheep heart dissection, riding a hovercraft, and much more.
National Science Teaching Association Spotlights STEM NOLA’s Innovative Approach to Expanding STEM Learning in the U.S.
STEM Global Action & STEM NOLA Founder Dr. Calvin Mackie Calls for 1 Million Children Across the U.S. to be Engaged with STEM Learning on Saturday Mornings STEM education is the foundation for pulling families and communities out of poverty and creating pathways...
Boeing Announced a $1 Million Donation to the STEM Innovation Hub Planned for New Orleans East
STEM NOLA is building an Innovation Hub that will house laboratory space, classrooms, meeting spaces and 21st century technology to expose, educate, train, and connect students to STEM skills and careers. From the start of the project, Ochsner Health has been a key...