STEM Equity Learning Community Grants

The STEM Equity Learning Community Grants, provided by Techbridge Girls, aim to transform STEM education by equipping OST program managers with tools to foster equitable and culturally responsive learning environments. The initiative addresses gender, racial, and class biases in STEM fields, ensuring that Black, Indigenous, and Latina girls, as well as gender-expansive youth, can thrive. Participants will explore strategies to enhance STEM belonging, deconstruct biases, and develop actionable steps for equity in their programs.

Techbridge Girls has re-engineered how STEM Education is taught for 20+ years.
Research tells us that responsive learning environments can make all the difference in girls’ sustained interest in STEM. We also know that OST program managers, directors, and site directors play a critical role in the STEM trajectory for girls because they ensure their afterschool programs’ classrooms are equitable, gender and culturally responsive experiences. The STEM Equity Learning Community is designed to equip OST program managers, administrators, and site directors so that more equitable learning spaces are available for Black, Indigenous, and Latina girls (and gender-expensive youth).
Through the STEM Equity Learning Community, participants will:
Explore how to use asset-based frameworks and practices to combat inequities in OST STEM.Experience culturally relevant and gender-responsive strategies that increase STEM belonging and persistence.Deconstruct identity and bias, equipping participants to engage staff in the reflection and action required to facilitate equitable STEM programming.Develop STEM equity action steps for their OST program.Become part of a unique national community of OST leaders who are growing the number of equitable STEM learning spaces.