STEM Symposium Highlights Present, Future Industry Opportunities
The sixth annual K-12 STEM Symposium on March 30 drew in more than 3,000 attendees to the Nysmith School for the Gifted in Herndon, Virginia, to explore and engage with STEM opportunities. (Scroll down to see the photo gallery.) Hosted by WashingtonExec and its presenting sponsor Riverside Research, the event brought together students, parents, industry
Couldn’t Make it to STEM Symposium? Here’s What You Missed
The sixth annual K-12 STEM Symposium at the Nysmith School for the Gifted in Herndon, Virginia, on March 30 drew in more than 3,000 students, parents, teachers, industry leaders, government techies and academics alike to celebrate STEM opportunities and discoveries. The event was facilitated by WashingtonExec and its presenting sponsor Riverside Research. This year’s theme
STEM Symposium Day in Pictures: Symposium Speakers
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
K-12 Symposium Convenes Tomorrow’s STEM Superheros
Thousands of science, technology, engineering and math enthusiasts transformed a Northern Virginia school into a cutting-edge science laboratory earlier this month, complete with slime-making stations, robot competitions and a hands-on demonstration from a former astronaut, who used gummy worms to showcase the science of gravity. It was all in hopes of spurring the interest of
Academies of Loudoun Robotics Team to Present at STEM Symposium
Attendees at this weekend’s K-12 STEM Symposium will be able to see a student-programmed robot first-hand. Dr. Tinell Priddy, principal of the new Academies of Loudoun, will be on hand with her FIRST Robotics Competition Team, named RoboLoCo. The robot has been designed for this year’s FRC challenge, “Power Up!” In the challenge, 120-pound robots
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