The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is a playground for the budding mind. MSI’s leading Black Creativity programming made its annual return to the museum in January, featuring the largest Juried Art Exhibition in Black Creativity history. MSI’s annual art gallery is the longest-running exhibition of African-American art in the country, dating back to […]
During the 2015 White House Science Fair, former President Barack Obama opened by stressing the potency of inquiry and wonder: … young scientists and engineers teach us something beyond the specific topics that they’re exploring. They teach us how to question assumptions; to wonder why something is the way it is, and how we can […]
STEM, the acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math, has been a hot buzzword for years now. It’s a rapidly expanding job field and a crucially important part of education … but more than that, the explosion of everything STEM-related means that there are more cool educational toys on the market than ever before. From […]
As a child, I went to Girl Scout overnight camp every summer. It was one of the highlights of my childhood and I find myself reliving the memory of it often. While camp was outwardly about establishing friendships, building fires from scratch and singing those goofy camp songs, it was was so much more than […]
As a child, I went to Girl Scout overnight camp every summer. It was one of the highlights of my childhood and I find myself reliving the memory of it often. While camp was outwardly about establishing friendships, building fires from scratch and singing those goofy camp songs, it was was so much more than […]
Join Eileen Fisher for the launch of their fall collection and help support girls’ scientific education. What: Greater Chicago area Eileen Fisher stores have partnered with the Lake County YWCA to fund science and technology learning programs for young girls. Eileen Fisher is committed to investing in women’s issues; the company has donated more than […]
