http://www.projectexploration.org/blog Changing the face of science Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:29:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/2012/02/18/generation-stem-the-girl-scouts-are-letting-us-hear-from-girls/ http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/2012/02/18/generation-stem-the-girl-scouts-are-letting-us-hear-from-girls/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:18:12 +0000 Gabe http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/?p=4164 http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/2012/02/18/generation-stem-the-girl-scouts-are-letting-us-hear-from-girls/feed/ 0 February 18, 2012 The new Girl Scouts report, Generation STEM, does a great job at letting us hear from girls! In short: Girls like and believe they can do STEM – but they want and need  more opportunities to get involved and know what’s out there. Project Exploration’s suite of girls-only programming (Sisters4Science, All Girls [...] http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/2012/02/15/outdoor-leadership-adventure-2012/ http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/2012/02/15/outdoor-leadership-adventure-2012/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:38:11 +0000 Elsa http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/?p=4138 http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/2012/02/15/outdoor-leadership-adventure-2012/feed/ 1 On Friday, February 3rd a group of Sisters4Science ladies embarked on an adventure to push their comfort zones, meet new people, and develop leadership skills. The Annual Outdoor Leadership Retreat left the city en route to Wisconsin with ten young women from Reavis Elementary and Perspectives Charter School – Rodney D. Joslin. At first, the [...] http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/2012/02/13/project-exploration-presents-at-national-conference-on-girls-education/ http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/2012/02/13/project-exploration-presents-at-national-conference-on-girls-education/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:26:22 +0000 Jameela http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/?p=4116 http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/2012/02/13/project-exploration-presents-at-national-conference-on-girls-education/feed/ 0 I just returned from the first National Conference on Girls’ Education in Washington DC, hosted by the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools. The conference was an opportunity for organizations—particularly public charter and private schools—to share practices and raise issues that are relevant to educating and nurturing young women today. Engaging girls in STEM pursuits and [...]