Girlstart STEM at Home

 

STEM AT HOME

Let’s have some hands-on STEM fun at home! Here you will find engaging activities, engineering challenges, Starry Nights at Home, and other STEM experiences that you can do at home with the whole family. We hope you and your community enjoy being brave, creative, and curious as you discover STEM is everywhere.

At Girlstart, we cultivate a culture where intellectual risk is rewarded, curiosity is encouraged, and creativity is expected. Girlstart girls are connected, brave, and resilient. 

 

Through its comprehensive programming, Girlstart provides a year-round, intensive suite of STEM education programs for K-12 girls. Girlstart’s core programs foster STEM skills development, an understanding of the importance of STEM as a way to solve the world’s major problems, as well as an interest in STEM electives, majors, and careers.

For more details, please visit: http://girlstart.org/stem-at-home/ 

YES2Best Youth Summit

The Yes2best Youth Summit is soon. Have you registered yet?

We invite our youth of ages 14 to 24 years to register to attend the free and virtual youth summit to be held on February 6th, 2021 from 10 am to 2:00 pm.

We will have entertainment, a special keynote speaker and giveaways. Did I say the Summit is free and virtual? You can join us from the comfort of your bedroom, your kitchen, living room and on the go. The Summit will be hosted on the Whova platform. Check it out here.

C-SPAN Student Cam 2021 - Documentary Contest

StudentCam is C-SPAN's annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and our nation.

This year students in grades 6-12 are asked to create a short (5-6 minute) video documentary on a topic related to the competition theme, "Explore the issue you most want the president and new Congress to address in 2021."

With cash prizes totaling $100,000 each year, C-SPAN awards prizes to the top 150 student documentaries, and over 50 teacher advisers. Since 2004, C-SPAN has awarded over $1 million dollars in cash prizes to past-winning students and teachers.

"Explore the issue you most want the president and new Congress to address in 2021"

Students are asked to analyze the current and/or historical significance of their chosen issue, and include differing points of view.

 Have you finished working on your video submission for this year's StudentCam competition? If so, you can now submit your video and complete the Entry Form here.

Looking for C-SPAN videos to download for use in your documentary? We've added new clips, including reactions to the presidential and congressional elections, on our C-SPAN Downloads page.

Also, former competition participant Ella-Grace Rodriguez shares her newest tutorial with tips on how to approach researching your StudentCam topic. To watch all of her video tips for students, check out our Getting Started page.

For more details, please visit: http://www.studentcam.org/ 

PROFILE IN COURAGE ESSAY CONTEST

 

John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest

Contest Topic

Describe and analyze an act of political courage by a US elected official who served during or after 1917. 

To learn more about political courage, visit Contest Information and FAQs.

All submissions must adhere to contest requirements.

The Profile in Courage Essay Contest opens for submissions on September 1, 2020. The contest deadline is January 15, 2021. 

Recognition and Awards

First-place: $10,000          

Second-place: $3,000          

Five Finalists: $1,000 each          

Eight Semi-finalists: $100 each
 

For more details, please visit: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest 

Davidson Fellows Scholarship - Scholarships for Gifted Students

 The Davidson Fellows Scholarship awards $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 scholarships to gifted and high-achieving students, 18 years old or under, who have completed a significant piece of work. Application categories are Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Outside the Box. Apply today 

Deadline & Eligibility

• The 2021 deadline is March 10, 2021.
• Applicants must be 18 or younger as of the application deadline to be eligible.
• Frequently Asked Questions 
• Past Scholarship Recipients  
• Fellows Press Room 

Visit the How to Apply page to review category requirements. If you have any questions, please email DavidsonFellows@DavidsonGifted.org.

Austin Art Studio Tour - Virtual and Outdoor Art Experience

 

A Virtual + Outdoor celebration of Austin artists that introduces the public to new ways of experiencing art, and the creative practices of artists around our city.

This is our 18th year of producing a studio tour in Austin, and this year is a strange one, to say the least, but we are excited to present 420 Austin-based artists and collaboratives in a combination of the East and West Austin Studio Tours. The Austin Studio Tour continues our mission of fostering connections between artists all over Austin and presenting the public with a rare opportunity to engage and connect with many of the creatives that help define the culture of our city. 

With the safety of our artists and audience at the forefront, the Austin Studio Tour presents creative ways to safely experience art through virtual programs and self-guided visits to public art. The expanded website (AustinStudioTour.org) includes artist profiles, images of artworks, virtual studio visits, demonstrations, artists talks, and a map of outdoor installations and public art.

Although we cannot visit studios and see art in person, please take time during the Austin Studio Tour to engage and help the creative sector thrive.

Dates and Times

Free and open to the public, online and outdoors, November 14 - 22, 2020.

For more details, please visit: https://www.bigmedium.org/austinstudiotour

2020 Kids Art Contest – A Healthy Planet Earth

 

Calling all children ages 3-17!

Announcing the 11th Annual International Children’s Art Contest!

Hosted by Frogs Are Green

It has been a challenging year for the entire world, and we hope that you are safe and healthy. A pandemic has changed life as we know it, and until scientists can discover and provide us with a vaccine, we must continue to modify our behavior.

We’ve been thinking for weeks about what this year’s kids art contest theme should be, and with COVID-19 affecting everyone, everywhere, we wanted to keep as broad a topic as we could, to remain positive.

This year’s theme is “A Healthy Planet Earth.” Below you will find these videos: “How to Save Our Planet,” “Kids Take Action Against Ocean Plastic,” “Air Pollution 101,” “World Rainforest Day 2020,” and of course, two videos on how to protect ourselves from catching COVID-19, one for younger children, “How To Teach Kids about COVID-19” and one more complex for older kids, “Dr. Anthony Fauci – Coronavirus Infections: More Than Just The Common Cold.”

As always, we hope children will be inspired and express what is most important to them. Whether they’re about rainforests, wildlife, or just wanting to be healthy and close to your friends and family, we look forward to your submissions.

For full contest information, please visit: https://frogsaregreen.org/contests/2020-kids-art-contest-a-healthy-planet-earth/