STEM Community Engagment Model
The way we engage in our communities follows a 4 step plan, detailed below
Step 1: STEM School Talks
STEM School Talk is a 20 minutes activity that we run during assembly to create awareness of what STEM is, what are the opportunities in STEM and how STEM is a basic skill for most careers going forward. We also like to introduce to the school our STEM School challenge.
Step 2: STEM Community Day
The SCD is a mini science and tech fair held in a community and focuses on building interest in STEM. The community day is free to all community members and fun experiments, demos, competitions and quizzes are run throughout the day to engage with members of the community in STEM. We also demonstrate the importance of STEM through showcasing STEM work at different corporate and entrepreneur stands
Step 3: After Schools Programs
ASP’s are clubs or camps run after schools or during school holidays in a community focusing on developing learner’s skills and confidence in STEM, thus preparing them for a future in the STEM fields. The ASP’s are free and include but not limited to fun experiments, demos and projects run to encourage learners to engage in problem solving, exploring and building activities
Step 4: Monitoring & Evaluation
Communities We Operate In:
| Community | Province | CBO | Years Active |
| Empangeni | KwaZulu -Natal | We live to learn, Sifundela ukuphila | 2015- Present |
| Soweto | Gauteng | Tsogang Sechaba Community Project | 2013- Present |
| Diepsloot | Gauteng | Rhiza Babuyile | 2016- Present |
| Boitekong | North West | Boitekong Progressive Youth | 2016- Present |
| Alexandra | Gauteng | Rays of Hope | 2013- Present |
| Tshaulu | Limpopo | LGAMC | 2015- Present |
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