2023 Black STEAM Fair
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On November 18th, 2023 Empowering Excellence thru Exploration (E3 Camp) collaborated with Hargraves Community Center with holding the second annual Black STEAM Fair. At least 125 attended this community event for Black Youth of the ages 10 to 17. Participants were given a tote bag that included a folder and school supplies. Also, each youth was given a clipboard with a informational sheet that was used to write notes about each organization. Each youth gained valuable information as they rotated to each table - gained information from handouts, hand-on activities and videos that conveyed the importance of art, engineering, math, science and technology for all attending.
Each youth was given a clipboard with a pencil and a question sheet in order to write information down, a string tote bag that included a mechanical pencil, a pen, a large eraser and an African-American Invention handout. At the conclusion of the fair, the youth’s bags were filled with informational handouts and physical items that were given out at the different tables. Each youth gained valuable information by rotating to each table - some had videos, handouts, hands-on activities to provide knowledge about all of the STEAM Careers. |
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Below find the topics covered during the fair. Many Thanks for business, individuals and organizations for supporting this STEAM Event.
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Orange County Sheriff Dept. - Connor Merritt
Science Mobile Cafe - Lee Moavenzadeh Artifical Intelligence - Lyn Ferrara Innovation Mobile Lab- Andrea Wright Biomedical Science - Jennifer Coble Biotech Tools - Pristine Onouha CTE Automotive Program - Robert Ballard Human Movement - Katie Collins Chess/ Tic Toc Mo Game App - Ken Mask UNC School of Medicine - Felicia Crawford |
Chapel Hill Fire Dept. - Roland Falana
Ackland Museum - Jenny Marvel Somatic Educator - Kate Finlayson CTE Programs - Kathi Breweur Dentistry - Tammi Thomas Hope Renovations - Gerri Odum Forensic Science - Chapel Hill Police Dept. Tamika Price Wolfspeed - Delisha Hinton ECHHS Engineering - William Vincent Museum Life & Science - David George |
Here are a few statements that were received about the Black STEAM Fair ……
- The E3 Black STEAM fair was a great success! Attendees were involved in many hands-on activities and were inspired by the information shared. It is so important to have events that service underrepresented populations in STEAM. When black students can see and work with other black students collectively in STEAM areas, they build confidence and support each other. This event allowed them to do just that!
- Thank you for hosting a GREAT event and inviting me to participate! I really enjoyed sharing some hands-on activities and information with the families that attended.
- I think it is very impactful when students can talk to other young people about why they selected their pathway &/or career.
Several of the parents I spoke with were surprised at all the offerings we have in CTE.
- This STEAM Fair was a wonderful venue to showcase a variety of program and career options for our community.
The Black STEAM fair was a great opportunity for the underrepresented youth of Chapel Hill to engage with programs that our community has to offer. We hope that students that attended this event walk away feeling empowered to engage with these programs.
- The atmosphere at the Black STEAM Fair was exciting and engaging. I spoke with students and presenters that are hoping the event will take place in 2023.
- As a presenter for the 2022 STEAM Fair, I had the opportunity to meet amazing and diverse young people~curious, inquisitive, creative ~ as well as some parents who were also willing to learn with their kids! I loved listening to them talk about their interests and dreams as I shared my passion of discovering human anatomy through movement. Packing up my charts and skeleton, I felt more alive, more hope and a deeper connection to human potential. Thank you Anissa McLendon for making your vision a reality!!
~ Kate Finlayson, Somatic Educator
- Thank you for hosting a GREAT event and inviting me to participate! I really enjoyed sharing some hands-on activities and information with the families that attended.
- I think it is very impactful when students can talk to other young people about why they selected their pathway &/or career.
Several of the parents I spoke with were surprised at all the offerings we have in CTE.
- This STEAM Fair was a wonderful venue to showcase a variety of program and career options for our community.
The Black STEAM fair was a great opportunity for the underrepresented youth of Chapel Hill to engage with programs that our community has to offer. We hope that students that attended this event walk away feeling empowered to engage with these programs.
- The atmosphere at the Black STEAM Fair was exciting and engaging. I spoke with students and presenters that are hoping the event will take place in 2023.
- As a presenter for the 2022 STEAM Fair, I had the opportunity to meet amazing and diverse young people~curious, inquisitive, creative ~ as well as some parents who were also willing to learn with their kids! I loved listening to them talk about their interests and dreams as I shared my passion of discovering human anatomy through movement. Packing up my charts and skeleton, I felt more alive, more hope and a deeper connection to human potential. Thank you Anissa McLendon for making your vision a reality!!
~ Kate Finlayson, Somatic Educator
Please enjoy pictures that captured the engagement of the excitement at Hargraves Community Center.
