Harpeth Hall Middle School students continue to contribute to and excell in the annual EngineerGirl essay contest.
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We know how girls learn best
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Taking Risks: Learning to fail and remembering #notperfect
Engaging in inquiry-based and project-based learning
Tying learning to a higher purpose: Invoking empathy
Building 3-D spatial skills
Connecting with role models: Girls must see themselves in STEM majors and careers
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The vision of the Center for STEM Education for Girls and the STEM Consortium is a world without a gender gap in STEM.
Harpeth Hall is proud to take the lead in STEM education for girls. Our approach is inquiry-focused, project-based and student-centered. Girls learn to take risks, engage with scientific thinking and the engineering design process, and build the confidence to apply their understanding to the world’s problems.
Working together toward a shared mission, we provide opportunities for girls to broaden and strengthen their STEM skills through participation in curricular opportunities, co-curricular teams, interdisciplinary programs and external partnerships, including summer camps, institutes and conferences.
The Center and the Consortium focus on creating best practices, programs, and curricula that support girls STEM education and sharing that teaching and learning with other schools for replication. By providing leadership, expertise, advocacy, and innovation, the Center and the Consortium equip schools to graduate the next generation of women in STEM.
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What is a Center at Harpeth Hall?
Each Harpeth Hall Center is a mission-driven area of concentration established to address priorities in girls' education with agility and creativity. Transcending the scope of a single discipline, these centers engage students and faculty in research, innovation, and collaboration as they seek solutions to the challenges facing our world.
What is the origin of the Center for STEM Education for Girls?
The Harpeth Hall Center for STEM Education for Girls was established in 2011 with a five-year grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation along with match funding from a broad group of generous donors committed to promoting STEM education for girls. Now in its 9th year, the Center is well-established and working to end the gender gap in STEM, one girl at a time.
The STEM Consortium is comprised of leaders and educators across the country who are collaboratively committed to furthering the mission of closing the STEM gender gap. The first annual STEM Consortium meeting was held in November 2011.