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Caileigh and I just finished a Girls in STEAM Camp for our Robotics Team. I was so proud of Caileigh as she designed, planned and then taught a camp of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities that were also Artistic for girls in upper Elementary. It was a wonderful camp and the girls learned so much and had so much fun. One of the things that I heard from several of the Moms was that they were so thankful for an all girl camp of these subjects because these girls are usually surrounded by boys doing boy type of activities in these subjects. The girls enjoyed the all the color, the pretty flowers and that they could still be girly while also being scary smart. One Mom remarked that it had been so hard to find a place for her daughter to belong. That is one of the joys of homeschooling. My girl didn’t know that she was unusual or that she had different interests than most girls. She was and is free to be the amazing girl that God designed her to be.
All kids, girls and boys, need to be introduced to STEM activities while they are little. Science is amazing and the design and care that God took shows in things like math are awe inspiring. However, the tendency is just to get boys building or engineering toys. One because many of the toys are packaged for boys and sometimes because our girls aren’t naturally drawn to them. However, I think we need to be purposeful in introducing those topics
We were browsing in one of our favorite toy stores today and came across some new books and activities designed for girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and I was so excited about them that I not only wanted to share them with you but also put on mu to buy list for the girls in our life for upcoming birthdays and Christmas.