Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative receives national support to further learning

The Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative (GCSC) is one of just 27 organizations nationwide chosen to pilot the STEM Ecosystems Initiative, a project more than 10 years in the making that’s funded by the STEM Funders Network. The project seeks to “nurture and scale effective science, technology, engineering and math learning opportunities for all young people.”
 
The GCSC has made it its mission to facilitate partnerships that afford students increased learning opportunities such as the STEM Bicycle Club, a cross-sector collaboration that models the innovative approach the STEM Ecosystems Initiative hopes to foster.
 
“Through innovative programs like the STEM Bicycle Club, we’re bringing together partners from across the region for the good of students and their futures,” says Mary Adams, program manager for the GCSC. “Support of the STEM Funders Network and collaboration with colleagues across the United States will accelerate progress against our mission to create a robust STEM pipeline of talent to meet the accelerating demand for STEM jobs in our region.”
 
The 27 groups piloting the STEM Ecosystems Initiative will convene at the White House in November to share ideas with one another and to receive support and coaching from leaders in education, science and industry. The overall goal is to find a way to move beyond gender, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and linguistic barriers that sometimes stand in the way of young people, preventing them access to rigorous learning opportunities that extend beyond the classroom.
 
For STEM Funders Network Co-Chairs Gerald Solomon, Executive Director of the Samueli Foundation, and Ron Ottinger, Executive Director of the Noyce Foundation, the design of STEM Ecosystems Initiative will allow for a more immersive educational experience for all.
 
“It is an initiative to design the kind of infrastructure that ensures that STEM learning is truly ‘everywhere’ and is a top priority for communities supporting youth to develop the skills and knowledge they need for success in a global workforce,” Solomon and Ottinger said in a joint statement.

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