HeadStart STEM
WHY HEADSTART STEM
- A
robust STEM education creates critical
thinkers, problem-solvers, and next
generation innovators.
- National
Science Foundation predicts that 80%
of the jobs created in the next decade will
require some form of math and science skills.
- At
a crucial stage when Indian government is promoting initiatives such as Make
in India, Skill India, Digital India to
encourage manufacturing, technology usage in the country, STEM is turning out
to be an essential and integral component of our education.
- Research
shows that children develop interest in
STEM fields at an average age
of eight. Hence critical to provide quality STEM
learning in schools.
United Way Mumbai's campaign, HeadStart STEM is aimed at encouraging more children to pursue STEM with inputs provided to children from 1st to 10th grades.
HeadStart STEM works to:
- Create an enabling environment for students to succeed.
- Develop and enhance STEM learning outcomes through innovative educational material and infrastructure.
- Engage professional teachers in low-income and government schools to promote new thinking within the classroom and build capacities.
- Engage community stakeholders to ensure enrollment, retention and quality education.
So far our programme has reached 43,450+ students and is currently being scaled to accommodate 75 additional schools in 2018-19 across Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and the interiors of Maharashtra
HeadStart STEM
Latest Updates
Exposure Visit at Muso
29th April 2024
Under the HeadStart STEM project we organised an exposure visit for 70 girls of standard 8&9th, for Shree Dayanand Balak Balika Vidyalaya, Matunga, supported by NTT Data, to The Museum of Solutions (MuSo).
20 employees from NTT volunteered to join the Exposure Visit.
MuSo, offers an interactive learning environment focused on sustainable living solutions with engaging short film, utilizing fun game-orientated learning with water and wind energy, including the creativity of girls through hands-on DIY projects. They were introduced to 3D printers robotics, tools and many more activities. The visit concluded with, leaving the young minds with curiosity and inspiration towards Science.
STEM Exposure Session in Dayanand Balak Balika School
29th April 2024
We organized a STEM Exposure Session at Matunga School aimed at encouraging girls' participation in STEM. The session, held on March 23, 2024, catered to approximately 77 girls from grades 5 to 8, conducting four engaging activities simultaneously in two classrooms. These activities included constructing energy-transforming rockets, creating a water alarm system, building hydraulic cranes, and exploring solar energy conservation through hands-on experiments. Each student received their experiment kit, fostering active participation and deeper understanding of scientific principles. The session proved highly engaging and informative, eliciting excitement and curiosity among the girls, who demonstrated keen interest in practical applications of STEM concepts.
HeadStart STEM Initiative: NTT Pvt. Ltd. Enriches Learning at Mumbai School
15th April 2024
Shree Dayanand Balika Balak Vidhayalay is a Mumbai based school supported by NTT Pvt. Ltd. under the HeadStart STEM initiative, we have provided a library with 250+ STEM related books and conducted a STEM exposure session for 77 girls from Grades 5th to 8th, with DIY science experiments aimed at fostering a deeper interest in science among the students, We will be organizing more such STEM exposures, to nurture the girls' enthusiasm for science.
Bridging Industry and Education: BP India Ltd. Engages Employees with Students at Genba School
15th April 2024
As a part of HeadStart STEM project, BP India Ltd. is supporting 2 schools in Pune, under which, there was one employee engagement activity conducted in Genba School, where 20 of the employees interacted with 65 students in the school.