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Girls STEAM Celebration | FREE!
Saturday May 3, 2025 | 10am-2pm
at Prairie State College & Conference Center
Exclusive invite and transportation
for 6th-8th students from:
James Hart School | Parker Junior High School
Everett F. Kerr Middle School
Veterans Memorial Middle School
Recipient of Cook County
Community Development Block Grant
STEAM Celebration Sponsors
What to expect at the event
Homewood Science Center invites students in 6th-8th grade students from James Hart School, Parker Junior High School, Everett F. Kerr Middle School, and Veterans Memorial Middle School to a day of STEAM career exploration, food, and fun at Prairie State College & Conference Center. Find out about education and career paths with our STEAM Career Showcase, featuring volunteers from a variety of STEAM careers. We'll have Aurelio's Pizza for lunch. After that, students will create vision boards with help from Dr. Shy Brown and her organization, Building Bridges.
STEAM Career Showcase
We challenge you to visit every STEAM Showcase table! You'll also learn about different jobs in STEAM and test out some pretty cool on-the-job STEAM tools and activities. We have volunteers from different backgrounds from the following organizations:
Create a Vision Board with Dr. Shy
After Aurelio's Pizza for lunch, students will look to the future as they create a vision board with Building Bridges, Inc. led by Dr. Shy.
Go home with gifts!
It's not a celebration unless there are gifts! You will go home with a swag bag and a custom journal to help you plan for your future! Introducing our "Manufacture Your Future" journal.
Dr. Shy (Brown) is a graduate from Jackson State University (BS) and Tennessee State University (MS; PhD) with degrees in Biology and Biological Sciences. Dr. Shy is a trained biochemist and has specialized in areas of research such as exercise science, sports physiology, bioinformatics, immunology, and cancer biology. Dr. Shy was the first Black woman to join the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI), and during her time with GSSI she made significant research contributions to the Gx Sweat Patch, Smart Gx Bottle, and Gatorlyte. Dr. Shy is devoted to connecting with youth to help them discover their true identity through self-awareness. Her favorite self-quote is: “If I can be a stepping stone to help one student get to where they desire to go quicker than I did, then I have served my purpose as a human being”.