<span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"></span></span><h1 class=""><span class="p-span" style="text-align: center; ">STEM Girls' Persist Program</span></h1><span class="p-span"><h2 class=""><span class="p-span" style="text-align: center; ">Middle Student Registration 2023-24</span></h2></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span" style="text-align: center; ">Girls’ Persist STEM Leadership Program infused with Math Efficacy</span><span class="p-span"><br></span><span class="p-span">Girls’ Persist is an evidence-based STEM leadership program designed to assist adolescent girls with problem-solving and decision-making while developing STEM persistence. The program uses the proprietary Learn-it, Lead-it, and Perform-it framework to support self-confidence, critical thinking skills, and decision-making while influencing overall STEM persistence.</span><span class="p-span"><br></span><span class="p-span">Girls' Persist Schedule, 2023-24</span><span class="p-span"><br></span><span class="p-span">Program dates and times: 3:00-4:00pm, 17 sessions</span><span class="p-span">Meets in Ms. De Weese's room 109</span><span class="p-span">09/06/2023 3:00-4:00 Learn-it phase</span><span class="p-span">09/20/23 3:00-4:00 Learn-it phase</span><span class="p-span">10/4/23 3:00-4:00 Learn-it phase </span><span class="p-span">11/1/23 3:00-4:00 Learn-it phase</span><span class="p-span">11/8/23 3:00-4:00-Learn-it phase (Leadership Evaluation) </span><span class="p-span">11/29/23 3:00-4:00-Lead-it phase</span><span class="p-span">12/13/23 3:00-4:00-Lead-it phase</span><span class="p-span">01/10/24 3:00-4:00-Lead -it phase</span><span class="p-span">1/17/24 3:00-4:00-Lead-it phase</span><span class="p-span">2/7/24 3:00-4:00-Lead-it phase</span><span class="p-span">2/14/24 3:00-4:00 Lead-it phase (Leadership Evaluation) </span><span class="p-span">2/21/24 3:00-4:00-Perform-it phase</span><span class="p-span">3/6/24 3:00-4:00-Perform-it phase</span><span class="p-span">3/27/24 3:00-4:00-Perform-it phase</span><span class="p-span">4/10/24 3:00-4:00-Perform-it phase</span><span class="p-span">4/24/24 3:00-4:00-Perform-it phase (Leadership Evaluation) </span><span class="p-span">5/08/24 3:00-4:00-Perform-it phase (Leadership Evaluation) </span><span class="p-span"><br></span><span class="p-span">Program recognition ceremony: 5/09/2024 3:00-4:00pm </span><span class="p-span"><br></span><span class="p-span">Registration: $140.00 (include all required materials)</span></span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span">Scholarships are available for families that need financial assistance. Contact ashley.westfall@stemk12.org for details. </span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span">Contact melanie.fitzroy@stemk12.org for questions about the middle school Dungeons & Dragons Club or if you are able to Dungeon Master on Thursdays, so that we might add another group of students.</span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><br></span></span></span>