Girls STEAM Academy

Queen City (OH) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is focused on creating programs for girls and parents that foster a love for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math) curriculum and careers.  In 2014, the Queen City (OH) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated created the Girls STEAM Academy for 6th and 7th graders.  Upon acceptance, the girls remain in the program throughout their 12th grade year of high school.  Currently, there are 47 girls enrolled from 10 area schools.  This is the third year of the program and this year, the girls are 9th and 10th graders.

Girls STEAM Academy provides fun, exciting and educational enrichment workshops and activities that are designed to
•    increase Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math interest.
•    provide authentic experiences which stimulate and increase STEAM proficiency.
•    create strong teen leaders who can effectively work with others.

Girls STEAM Academy also provides programs and activities that increase skills in critical thinking, problem solving, innovative thinking, teamwork, collaboration, communication and presentation.

In 2015, STEAM Parent University was created to provide parent workshops to promote strong academic, social and emotional development of the girls as they transition between middle school, high school and college. Our Parent University provides excellent programs and workshops to educate parents and provide support in their efforts to develop their daughter’s skills to become future STEAM scholars.

Queen City (OH) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated’s STEAM programming creates confident leaders and nurtures scholarly young ladies to successfully navigate STEAM subject matter from middle school through college.  Queen City continues to create programming to transform the lives of girls academically, socially, and culturally.