Rotary Melbourne in partnership with STEM Sisters, a multi-Award winning Not-for-Profit, is working with Victorian regional and rural Rotary Clubs and Districts in an important education project for early learning and primary school-age children.
STEM Sisters is home to a diverse group of female international students and female migrants committed to an intersectional approach for empowering women of Color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
STEM Sisters has developed a program called Future Me which includes a comic book series that introduces the STEM professions (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) to young children from all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds, especially those living in socially and economically disadvantaged communities.
Future Me is a vibrant and inclusive book series with beautifully illustrated books that introduces a variety of STEM careers to youngsters from robotics and engineering to marine biology and space through fun, age-appropriate storytelling. Future Me is a creative way of introducing STEM to youngsters to explore and see themselves in STEM at an early age. The first five years are especially important as they are formative years in a child’s life where the opportunity to attend early learning facilities leads to better educational outcomes.
Reduce educational inequality and disparity in educational outcomes by ensuring that all young children have access to inspiring learning materials that reflect their identities.
The project can appeal to both small and large Rotary Clubs and might be well suited to smaller clubs with their connections to local communities.
The project team at Rotary Melbourne led by Peter Berg looks forward to hearing from Rotary Clubs and Districts in regional and rural Victoria who have an interest in participating in the Future Me project.
