After School Newsletter 2015

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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR C O R P O R AT E , F O U N D AT I O N A N D G O V E R N M E N T PA RT N E R S :

Dear parents, principals, and friends of Girlstart After School: We hope that your Girlstart girl has had a great year of STEM fun with us. Did you know? Your Girlstart girl is participating in a unique program. We’re the largest after school STEM program for girls in the nation. And we are honored to be providing free, weekly STEM education for girls at your school. This year, girls explored earth science and engineering, and explored college majors and careers in STEM. This newsletter shares with you some of our program highlights. One thing that parents wonder is how they can advance their daughter’s education. We want to help! You can check out hands-on activities on our website, or, if you follow us on social media, you’ll get STEM activities delivered right to you. We have worked hard to make Girlstart After School the best, not just the biggest in the nation, and we hope that you can bring home some of Girlstart’s fun by trying out some of our activities with your Girlstart girl. It’s not too early to be thinking about a STEM major at college and a STEM career. You can help your Girlstart girl be ready for STEM at college. Make sure that your Girlstart girl is thinking about math, and how she can take more STEM--especially science and Algebra 1--in middle school. And if you need help, get in touch!

AFTER SCHOOL 2014-2015 NEWSLETTER

After School

Schools ALIEF ISD Heflin Elementary Smith Elementary AU S T I N I S D Cook Elementary Govalle Elementary McBee Elementary Palm Elementary Pecan Springs Elementary Pleasant Hill Elementary Rodriguez Elementary Widen Elementary Winn Elementary Wooldridge Elementary Wooten Elementary Zavala Elementary B RYA N I S D Kemp-Carver Elementary CO N N A LLY I S D Connally Elementary D E L VA LL E I S D Baty Elementary Gilbert Elementary

EDINBURG CISD Lincoln Elementary G E O R G E TOW N I S D Cooper Elementary McCoy Elementary Mitchell Elementary Pickett Elementary Williams Elementary H AYS C I S D Fuentes Elementary Hemphill Elementary Negley Elementary Pfluger Elementary Tobias Elementary LEANDER ISD Reed Elementary MANSFIELD ISD Asa Low Intermediate MCALLEN ISD Alvarez Elementary

NORTH EAST ISD Camelot Elementary Walzem Elementary NORTHSIDE ISD Linton Elementary Mary Hull Elementary PF LU G E RV I LLE I S D Copperfield Elementary Dessau Elementary Northwest Elementary Parmer Lane Elementary Riojas Elementary Wieland Elementary ROUND ROCK ISD Caraway Elementary Voigt Elementary Wells Branch Elementary RESIDENCIES Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders

by the Numbers Números de Girlstart

STEM CREW PERSONAL DE STEM CLUBS

SCHOOLS DISTRICTS ESCUELAS DISTRITOS

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GIRLS SERVED EACH WEEK/NIÑAS ASISTEN AL PROGRAMA CADA SEMANA

From all of us here at Girlstart! Queridos padres, directores, y amigos de Girlstart After School: Esperamos que su hija haya tenido un gran año de diversión en STEM con Girlstart. ¿Sabía que su niña está participando en un programa único? Somos el programa después de escuela en STEM para niñas más grande en la nación. Y estamos orgullosos de proporcionar educación semanal gratuita en STEM para niñas en su escuela. Este año, las niñas exploraron ciencias de la Tierra e ingeniería, al igual que profesiones y carreras universitarias en STEM. Este boletín informativo comparte con usted algunos de los puntos destacados de nuestro programa. Una cosa que los padres se preguntan es como pueden progresar la educación de su hija. ¡Nosotros queremos ayudar! Usted puede encontrar actividades prácticas en nuestro sitio web, o bien, si nos sigue en las redes sociales, recibirá actividades en STEM directamente. Nos hemos esforzado mucho para que Girlstart After School sea el mejor programa, no solo el más grande en la nación, y esperamos que usted pueda traer a casa un poco de diversión de Girlstart haciendo algunas de nuestras actividades con su hija. No es demasiado pronto para empezar a pensar en profesiones y carreras universitarias en STEM. Usted puede ayudar a su hija a estar preparada en STEM en la universidad. Asegúrese que su hija este pensando en matemáticas, y en cómo puede tomar más STEM—especialmente ciencias y algebra 1—en la secundaria. Y si necesita ayuda, ¡no dude en contactarnos!

W W W. G I R L S TA RT. O R G

THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

BURDINE JOHNSON FOUNDATION

STAHL FAMILY FOUNDATION

ALICE KLEBERG REYNOLDS FOUNDATION

STARK MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST

LOLA WRIGHT FOUNDATION KODOSKY FOUNDATION

EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION


“I truly saw confidence grow in my girls when it came to their science skills.”

SEISMOLOGIST

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

-Lisa Cantu, Campus Coordinator and 5th grade Teacher at Cooper Elementary

............ “Yo vi verdaderamente un crecimiento en la confianza que las niñas tienen en sus habilidades de ciencias.” -Lisa Cantu, coordinadora escolar y maestra de 5to grado en la primaria Cooper AEROSPACE ENGINEER

“Thank you so much for providing this amazing opportunity for our students.”

ASTRONOMER

-Katrina Bailey, Principal at Caraway Elementary

GEOLOGIST

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

VIDEO GAME DESIGNER

CIVIL ENGINEER ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

............ “Muchas gracias por darle esta oportunidad maravillosa a nuestras estudiantes”. -Katrina Bailey, Directora de la primaria Caraway

SOIL SCIENTIST

GEOMORPHOLOGIST

PIECE TOGETHER YOUR DREAMS PALEONTOLOGIST

“My favorite thing about Girlstart is…being able to design things and interact with a lot of girls.” -5th grade Girlstart girl at Camelot Elementary

............ “Lo que mas me gusta de Girlstart es…poder diseñar cosas e interactuar con muchas niñas.” -alumna de Girlstart de 5to grado en la primaria Camelot AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER


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