“Our programs and workshops harness the power of a team of committed volunteers to allow students to explore science concepts, science equipment, and/or lab techniques in a variety of formats, including hands-on laboratory experiences, large auditorium-based presentations, family science nights, after school programs, summer enrichment programs, and virtual presentations,” Seeds 2 STEM says on its YouTube channel. The organization provides engaging scholar workshops on topics including physical and chemical science, matter and energy, force and motion, earth science, and living organisms and environments that are aligned to the Science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards, while highlighting 21st century STEM-related careers. Seeds 2 STEM’s Youth HUB offers a career readiness solution that enables job seekers and high school students to build their workplace readiness skills-delivered through a self-paced, career-focused online learning management system.įounded in 2012, Seeds to STEM says it has served nearly 6,000 families with low to moderate income in Southern Dallas. And one day I hope I’m able to take some of this knowledge back to my home state of Arkansas.” Seeds to STEM offers workshops, family science nights, after school programs, and more “I’m really trying to bridge the digital divide here in North Texas and in rural communities across the country,” he said. The Arkansas native told WFAA about his goals for the future. And I wanted kids to learn more about STEM.” A former ninth-grade biology teacher with Uplift Education in Fort Worth, he said “I saw a disparity. Williams says he’s been working in science all his life. “We want kids to have access to quality jobs and be prepared to take on livable wage jobs in the STEM space.” “With the prize winnings, we’re launching a workplace readiness app for high school kids,” Williams added. “Seeds 2 STEM is an education firm that helps students reimagine the way they think about science,” CEO Branden Williams said on WFAA this morning. At a ceremony held yesterday at Pegasus Park, The Dallas Foundation awarded its 2022 Pegasus Prize and a $50,000 grant to Seeds 2 STEM, a social enterprise that provides workshops and after-school programs in STEM education to underserved communities in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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