STEAM

Girls Count 2

INSPIRING LOCAL FIFTH-GRADE GIRLS FOR 28 YEARS, OUR ANNUAL STEAM GIRLS COUNT PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY!
A RECORD OF 300 LOCAL GIRLS WILL BE SERVED THIS YEAR!  

Once again, under the leadership of STEAM Program Chair Charmaine Klein, the wonderful women of the AAUW Greater Naples Branch are delivering the annual STEAM program for local 5th-grade girls, called STEAM Girls Count.  This program is designed to inspire girls to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics, fields in which women are under-represented. 

Working with Collier County Public Schools (“CCPS”) and New Horizons of Lee County, a record of 300 local girls will be served in 2025!

The Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation, Inc. supports the program, which includes:

  • Two STEM project kits/experiments to complete at home.
  • The book,Girls Think of Everything, written and signed by Kathleen Thimmesh, about women scientists and inventors.
  • Access to professionally produced videos of local women in STEAM careers and videos of local women pursuing STEAM degrees, together with their biographies. You can see them here: https://www.youtube.com/@aauwgreaternaplesflbranch1212.
  • Safety goggles and feedback forms.
  • Tote bags bearing the name and logo of Florida Gulf Coast University.

In 2023 and 2024, 95% of the girls who responded said that the STEAM Girls Count Program inspired them to want to learn more about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) and STEAM careers. 
We can’t wait to hear their feedback this year!

We are deeply grateful to the generous donors for this program who made this program possible.  Thank you for investing in the futures of local girls!!

If you are interested in helping the Foundation support this program, contributions may be made by clicking the “Donate Now” button or by check payable to “Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation, Inc,” and mailed to Greater Naples AAUW Charitable Foundation, Inc., PO Box 9742, Naples, FL 34101. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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