Middle Tennessee Stem Initiative

highlighting special needs education

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inaccessibility

special needs classrooms are under resourced, limiting students from exploring STEM

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stigma

Due to the perception of the students' incapabilities, they are told to steer clear of STEM and in turn have an insufficient support system


exposure

students are not being exposed to STEM concepts that are vital to their educational journey

supporting access to stem

Increasing Exposure

Through STEM Fairs and working directly in schools, we aim to expose young students to STEM and equip them with the skills necessary to succeed

Raising Awareness

Only 6% of students with disabilities pursue higher education in STEM due to barriers that start at a young age

Fundraising

These special education classrooms are significantly under resourced. We hope to directly impact special needs students and teachers by providing STEM Kits.

upcoming events

Join us at the North Rutherford YMCA's annual Healthy Kids Day event on April 29th!


Have a great time driving robots, exploding film canisters, jumping on bouncy houses, and more!

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The Middle Tennessee STEM Initiative aims to connect high schoolers with elementary school students to bring STEM into classrooms.


Through hands-on activities, we want to increase exposure to STEM to foster a love of learning and to help tackle early barriers for disadvantaged students.



Interested in joining the Middle Tennessee STEM Initiative?

Reach out using this form.

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about us

meet the three central magnet seniors behind the initiative

We three, Brianna Rankin, Aya Alwan, and Addy Henninger, are hoping to make a long-lasting contribution to STEM Education. We lead many STEM clubs including Science National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, and Robotics, that have cultivated our love and appreciation for STEM. Our journey will continue to evolve as Brie will major in mechatronics at Tennessee Tech, Aya will major in Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, and Addy will major in electrical engineering!