The US Department of Education’s Career Z Challenge will allow more students to get college credit, apprenticeships, and industry credentials. The Career Z Challenge, which launched in April 2023, highlights innovative efforts to provide real-world learning to high school students.
College & Career Readiness
Skills for post-secondary education and workforce development.
XR Foundations Academy, a program of XR Terra, prepares students in middle school and high school with skills to begin creating meaningful virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences for themselves and their communities.
Girls Who Code, an international nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in tech, has announced its 2023 Summer Programs, free virtual opportunities for students in grades 9–12. As part of Girls Who Code’s commitment to providing students with resources about the many pathways into a STEM career, this year’s programs have been updated to include curriculum options on Gaming and Data Science.
Since 2010 The GEMS Camp has been serving girls who are historically underrepresended and underserved in STEM. Four unique summer programs cater to girls in grades 7–12 from historically underrepresented groups, specifically Black, Latina, and low-income backgrounds.
Since 2010 The GEMS Camp has been serving girls who are historically underrepresended and underserved in STEM. Four unique summer programs cater to girls in grades 7–12 from historically underrepresented groups, specifically Black, Latina, and low-income backgrounds.
Launch: Equitable & Accelerated Pathways for All is a national college and career pathways initiative that strives for every learner to have access to and succeed in high-quality and equitable pathways. Launch includes two distinct cohorts, Impact and Innovation, representing leaders from across 11 states.
Google’s Code Next lab is a free computer science education program that meets Black, Latinx, and Native high school students in their own communities and provides the skills and inspiration they need for long and rewarding careers in computer science–related fields.
Teachers can bring quantum information science to their classrooms during QuanTime, a free international event, dedicated to expanding K–12 access to quantum science activities.
Aspire2STEAM is a 501(c)(3) humanitarian organization dedicated to helping young women and girls break through barriers and complete STEAM-related training, certification, and college.
The Tech Interactive is a highly regarded science and technology center in San Jose, California. The museum offers more than two dozen lesson plans and related challenges that look at engineering through the lens of diverse subjects, from data science to English language arts to systems design.