What is Let’s Discover STEM?

Let’s Discover STEM is a parenting program designed to encourage and teach parents how to be positive forces for their children's early science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning. Children's interest, knowledge and skills in STEM begin before kindergarten, and, whether in school or at home, early STEM learning supports children’s overall academic growth and later educational outcomes.

The overall goal of the program is to increase young children’s interest, knowledge and engagement in STEM activities, and to empower parents/caregivers to be positive forces for their child. Based on family engagement and ecological frameworks focusing on children, families, schools and community, Let’s Discover STEM focuses on STEM enhancement and parent engagement for families with preschool-aged children.

Some of our goals:

  • To introduce young children to fun and enriching basic STEM activities
  • To show parents how to help their children become excited about STEM
  • To enrich families' home learning environment and lifelong learning skills
  • To strengthen the relationship between parents and their children
A mother and daughter create artwork from colored paper shapes at a Let's Discover STEM workshop.

Let's Discover STEM is one of many parenting programs and workshops available for families with young children.  To learn more, visit Partners in Parenting.

Let's Discover STEM curriculum order form

Extension provides its Let's Discover STEM curriculum to educators. All of our curriculum materials are ADA compliant/accessible. If you are an educator who would like to receive digital access to the materials, please complete the order form below.

 

Learn more about the program contributor(s)

YaeBin Kim
Program Leader & Contact
YaeBin Kim
Heidi Petermeier
Program Leader & Contact
Heidi Petermeier
Olga Soto
Program Contact
Olga Soto
Jennifer Walker
Program Contact
Jennifer Walker

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