Monday, December 30, 2013

Mark Your Calendars! The STEM Expo is Almost Here!




                      The 3rd Annual Maury Elementary Think Tank 
                          and STEM Expo is almost here!

    You are invited to one of the most exciting nights of the year!  Come engage with our youngest
     scientists, engineers and problem solvers, learn from the experts and be inspired.

WHEN:  January 23rd, 2014 from 6:00 - 7:30pm

WHERE:  Maury Elementary
                 1250 Constitution Ave NE
                 Washington, DC 20002

WHY: Learn from leading STEM-based organizations with your child! Engage in activities from each exhibitor, be inspired ( or become  involved!) in their work.

WHO IS INVITED? All community members, students and STEM-lovers in Washington, DC and surrounding area.

WHO IS EXHIBITING? Take a look at the impressive list of new and returning exhibitors who have confirmed so far. To learn more about the organization, just click on their name. Bookmark this page to see the list grow as new organizations are added.

Anacostia Watershed Society
American Institute of Architecrts-DC (Architects in the Schools)
CAPSDC- STEM PROGRAM
DC Beekeepers
Engineering is Elementary
Labyrinth Puzzles and Games
Living Classrooms Capital Region
National Capitol Astronomers
National Institutes of Health ( 5 sectors and exhibitors)
·         National Institutes of Health, Office of Human Resources : careers at the NIH
·         National Eye Institute (NEI)
·         National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)                
·         National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) –brains and muscles with my TMS setup
·         National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) –Know Your 
                                  Brain and Life and Death of a Neuron
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, VOLUNTEERS?  Please contact Vanessa Ford (vanessa.ford@dc.gov) with any questions, comments, to volunteer or to exhibit.

Thank you and I look forward to celebrating thinking and learning with you soon!

-Vanessa Ford
@maurythinktank