STEM Curiosity Academy: Building the Engineers of Tomorrow

Carly Reighard, Marisel N. Torres-Crespo, Janet Vogel

Abstract


"Thank you for the experience of a lifetime,” wrote one parent in a survey about the STEM Curiosity Academy. What could make a parent so excited about a library program? A research-based, play-filled program for children entering kindergarten, STEM Curiosity Academy offers children an experience they cannot get at home, and your library can create it, too.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.14n4.32

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