The fifth annual K-12 STEM Symposium was a resounding success with students and parents alike.
The April 14 event at the Nysmith School for the Gifted in Herndon, Virginia, was facilitated by WashingtonExec’s STEM Council and presented by Altamira Technologies.
The event was free to students and parents.
The symposium is designed to help bridge gaps in the workforce pipeline by introducing the tomorrow’s workforce to today’s opportunities. It drew more than 3,000 attendees as well as more than 50 exhibitors, at least 20 student showcases and numerous speakers.
There were 3-D printers, drones, flight simulators, physics experiences, topography models, puzzles, robotics teams and more.
Ken Nysmith, Nysmith School
Jonathan Moneymaker, Altamira
Ed Swallow, The Aerospace Corp.; Kristy Clark, Vencore; Ted Davies, Altamira; Renee Wynn, NASA
Ted Davies, Altamira
Kristy Clark, Vencore
Renee Wynn, NASA
Tinell Priddy, Academies of Loudon
Ann Bonitatibus, Thomas Jefferson High School
Benjamin Franklin, America’s inventor
Cady Coleman, former astronaut
Cady Coleman, former astronaut
Ann Bonitatibus, Thomas Jefferson High School; Anna Lulushi, Thomas Jefferson High School
