This summer, Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) offered a summer bridge program for incoming ninth graders. The program, STEM Infusion, is designed to help prepare students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. STEM Infusion is a partnership between ERHS and Davis Engineering and Consulting. Principal Reginald McNeill proposed the partnership after working with Davis Engineering on a similar program last summer. McNeill addressed his hopes for the program’s students, saying, “We want them to be exposed to those critical thinking skills, those problem-solving skills, that collaboration.” He knows that these are the skills businesses are looking for in new employees, and wants to ensure the students have successful futures.
The STEM Infusion program is split into four components: English, math, engineering and college/career readiness. Students were assigned to their components after a preliminary aptitude test.
The engineering portion was headed by Milton Davis, founder of Davis Engineering. Davis taught the students basic principles of engineering such as Newton’s Laws of Motion, the engineering design process and the foundations of electricity. Students also learned how to identify the parts of a computer, use 3D printers, and build and modify radio-controlled (RC) cars.
Read more of this story in the July 27 News Review