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The 微米 Foundation aims to provide a bridge that connects underserved communities to technological innovations. That’s why we were honored to receive the Humanitarian Spirit Award for Diversity and Equity 从 National Center for Children and Families (NCCF). The award recognizes our partnership with NCCF to make our STEM芯片/技术营 available to students served by NCCF during the pandemic.
NCCF’s mission is to provide children and families in vulnerable, underserved communities with opportunities to grow and thrive. The 微米 Foundation initially chose to help NCCF with COVID-19 relief funding to support its work with homeless children and their parents, survivors of domestic violence, impoverished families and abused and neglected adolescents.
As we got to know the organization, we realized many of the middle school students served by NCCF would enjoy attending our STEM summer camps. These camps give middle school students the chance to participate in science and engineering-based activities led by 微米 team members. Students and teachers alike enjoy taking part in activities related to 微米’s memory and storage technology. Taking these camps virtual in the summers of 2020 and 2021 meant students around the country could attend, including students supported by NCCF.
蕾拉, an NCCF student who attended one of the camps, especially enjoyed working with microbit robots. “I was already interested in STEM, so it allowed me to experience what it would be like to have a job in that area,她解释道.
The 微米 Foundation’s work with NCCF is another example of how 微米 pursues our mission to use information to enrich life 对所有人来说—— from our customers to our communities to our society. We believe that innovations and technology can be a great equalizer.
茎的机会 对所有
The success of our virtual STEM summer camps prompted 微米 to take more of our STEM programs virtual in 2021 and beyond. “Students from all over the world need more opportunities to engage in STEM curricula, learn about technical careers and connect with companies like 微米,Cathy Ammirati说, senior STEM partnerships program manager.
Besides our summer camps, upcoming virtual opportunities include:
- 职业生涯 in a High Tech World (微米 Job Shadow). High school students learn about careers at 微米, 特别是计算, semiconductor engineering and technician roles, by meeting in small groups with 微米 team members in these positions.
- 女孩们走向科技. Students who are female or gender nonconforming participate in career presentations from 微米 team members and engage in interactive STEM activities.
- Women in Technical 职业生涯 Panel Discussions. Students anywhere can join these online question and answer sessions with women working at 微米.
To learn more about these and other virtual STEM offerings, 填写我们的兴趣表格.
