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Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Chicago
Expanding Your Horizons Chicago
Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a one day symposium for middle school girls to engage in exciting and diverse experiences that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers have to offer. Volunteers from the Chicago STEM community organize short, hands-on workshops to directly engage with the girls at a critical time in their development. EYH is a nationally recognized program and we are proud to bring it to the Windy City for a tenth year!
Program Components
Primary Areas of Focus
- Academic preparation (e.g., increasing STEM knowledge
Desired Outcomes
A: Expanding Your Horizons conferences for young women: 1) Provide a forum for girls to engage with women involved in STEM. 2) Promote interaction with peers in hands-on activities. 3) Introduce girls to a variety of STEM careers and encourage them to pursue the exploration of STEM.
Program Location
Settings: In-person
County: Cook County / Chicago, IL
In-person location: University of Illinois Chicago
Timing
Duration: One day workshop
Time periods: None, None
Program Components
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Academic instruction (e.g. coursework)
You’ll participate in several hands-on workshops that will be taught by scientists, engineers, or other professionals and involve hands-on interactive instruction. Hands-on workshops include activities such as digging for fossils, constructing a heart, and making foam gnomes! You’ll meet with female role models who work in a wide variety of science, technology, engineering and careers and hear their stories. You’ll learn how fulfilling and exciting STEM careers can be and they begin to change their perceptions of the women who work in these careers -
Academic support (e.g. tutoring, progress monitoring)
Program Information
Program Sustainability
Affiliated Organizations and Networks
Techbridge Girls