STEM focus at Tech Savvy
Last year a Women Building Community Grant helped to fund Tech Savvy 2017, a daylong science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program for girls in grades 6-9 held at Tompkins Cortland Community College and hosted by the AAUW (American Association of University Women) branches in Tompkins and Cortland counties. 172 girls and 42 adults attended. […]
“Formation” for Southside Girls
Southside Community Center received a 2016-17 Women Building Community Grant for a program called “Formation”. Increasing the participants’ sense of self-worth, leadership, and communication skills was the primary aim. Approximately 50 girls and women were involved: ICSD 5th-12th graders and their mentors from Les Femme de Substance of Cornell University. Why was it named “Formation”? […]