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Category: 2019 NJ STEM Month

South Plainfield Public Library Makers Day

Children are gathered around a large table covered with scattered LEGO pieces, building and playing together. Adults sit and stand nearby, observing in a well-lit room with wooden doors and various materials visible.

Hosting Organization(s): South Plainfield Public LibraryEvent Date: March 24, 2019Learners Impacted: 80 Participants were offered the chance to experience some awesome tech in action. We had demonstrations of Lego Mindstorm […]

STEMfestJr.

A smiling girl wearing glasses and a green vest holds a handmade craft airplane made from popsicle sticks and decorated with small drawings, while other children work in the background.

Hosting Organization(s): Girl Scouts of Northern New JerseyEvent Date: March 30, 2019Learners Impacted: 63 Girl Scouts has made a STEM pledge to add 2.5 million girls to the STEM pipeline […]

STEM Saturday: Expedition for Kids

A young boy wearing a paper headband with a drawing of a chicken holds a certificate of participation in a classroom or lab setting. He is smiling and standing in front of a desk and chairs.

Hosting Organization(s): New Jersey City UniversityEvent Date: March 9 & 16, 2019Learners Impacted: 15 We celebrated New Jersey STEM month with 4-7-year-olds at New Jersey City University campus in two […]

Family STEM Night

Two children sit at a table building colorful plastic gear structures, while two adults stand nearby supervising. The table is covered with a blue cloth and containers of gear toys.

Hosting Organization(s): MindbytesEvent Date: March 20, 2019Learners Impacted: 40 Family STEM night was open to students of Pine Hill School district and their families in association with Robin’s Nest Connections. […]

New Jersey/New York Baykeeper Children’s Open House

A group of children and a few adults gather around a table covered with a blue cloth, painting and decorating white objects, possibly rocks, during an arts and crafts activity in a classroom.

Hosting Organization(s): NY/NJ BaykeeperEvent Date: March 20, 2019Learners Impacted: 100 Our Junior Baykeeper Kids Open House featured hands-on learning and oceans of fun! In order to highlight our mission of […]

Leap into Science in the Garden

A young child with curly hair sits at a table, mixing dough in a metal bowl with their hands. The child looks up at the camera and wears a light blue shirt. An adult’s hand is nearby, assisting.

Hosting Organization(s): Greater Newark ConservancyEvent Date: March 9 & 27, 2019Learners Impacted: 36 At Conservancy’s Shipley Urban Environmental Center, Second Saturday Family Adventure preschool families explored the physical properties of […]

Woodbridge Public Library Makers Day

A young child sits at a table, building a colorful structure with magnetic tiles in various shapes and colors, including red, green, yellow, and blue. The child is focused and holding a yellow triangle tile.

Hosting Organization(s): Woodbridge Public LibraryEvent Date: March 22, 23 & 26, 2019Learners Impacted: 180 For the month of March, the Woodbridge Public Library decided to make March a Maker’s Month […]