Registration for the Amelia Earhart Girls in Engineering Day is now open for the first 50 girls from Hawaii Island in grades four through eight who sign up.
Registration for the Amelia Earhart Girls in Engineering Day is now open for the first 50 girls from Hawaii Island in grades four through eight who sign up.
Participants will spend a fun day engaged in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) projects from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday at Waiakea High School.
This free program is underwritten by the Zonta Club of Hilo, dedicated to empowering women and girls.
Held annually, the Amelia Earhart Girls in Engineering Day supports girls to continue STEM curriculum throughout middle school and high school, then pursue college degrees in STEM fields.
This annual event was first launched in 2012.
Instrumental in the program’s success are organizers Dale Olive and Eric Hagiwara, science educators at Waiakea High School, and supported by their robotics high school team.
Each year, Girls in Engineering Day features a different science theme, and attendees participate in hands-on science activities.
At Amelia Earhart Girls in Engineering Day, women professionals who excel in STEM fields — like this year’s guest Brittany Zimmerman, CEO of Yummet.com — speak to and encourage all students, especially girls, to continue their STEM pathways.
To download the registration form, visit https://zontahilo.org/event/amelia-earhart-girls-in-engineering-day/ or email Dale Olive at scienceguyme@yahoo.com.
