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arents who want to switch their
children’s attention from video games,
TV and cell phones to science, math
and engineering can take free classes at GCU.
The two-hour Everyday STEM Workshops began
Thursday, Oct. 8, in Building 6, Room 207 at
5:30 pm. They are intended to teach parents to
engage children from preschool to eighth grade
in activities that are fun as well as educational.
The sessions are divided by age group, and child
care is provided.
Parents to learn science + math =
better than electronics
Looking for ways to engage your children in
science, engineering and math at home, but
don’t know how to begin?
Parents of preschoolers through eighth-graders
can get a jump start on making these subjects
fun at a series of Everyday STEM Workshops.
The next upcoming Everyday STEM Workshop
will be Thursday, Nov. 12 for parents of sixth-
through eighth-graders, offered by Grand
Canyon University’s Strategic Educational
Alliances (SEA). The free, two-hour sessions
are for parents who want to provide creative
experiences at home. “They are intended to
provide an arsenal of stimulating alternatives
to the cell phone and computer,” said Amanda
Hughens, GCU’s K-12 STEM
outreach manager.
“So many parents want their
children to do things at home that
are unplugged from TV and laptops,
but they don’t know what to do and
where to go,” Hughens said.
Parents will learn to engage their
children in crafts, challenges and
games and help them have fun
with boats and bubbles, parachutes
and rocket launchers, zip lines
and more.
“It’s all the things we used to do before there
were laptops,” Hughens said.
The workshops run from 5:30-7:30 pm in
Building 6, Room 207. They are divided by age
group and can accommodate up to 50 parents.
Child care will be available and light snacks will
be served.
GCU Making STEM an Everyday Interest
by Laurie Merrill
CANYON CORRIDOR CONNECTION
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