Time to Invent
Innovation and invention are
cornerstones of American society, but not all young people have role models to
open doors in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). WGBH, Boston’s
PBS station, and the Lemelson Foundation are meeting this need through the
creation of a new program, the Time to Invent Club. The program, places young
STEM professionals and college students in afterschool programs once a week.
Working with a group of 5th grade kids, the mentors use a stepped‐out curriculum that inspires youth
to explore invention.
What the members and mentors have to say about the program:
What was your favorite activity during the program?
"Making the chairs, I worked by myself. It gave me a lot of time to choose what I wanted it to be" - Joe Lotto
"The buzz board and the chairs. They both took a lot of time, but were fun to do." - Mya Winslow
"The cardboard chairs there was lots of work to do. It was MAD FUN!!" - Corey Stinson
"Most kids would say the chairs they were a lot of work." - Thiago Andrade
What was your best experience from this program.
"How good the youth were with their ideas, they humbled me with what they came up with" - Mentor Dan Callahan
"Watching the youth trouble shoot through their problems." - Mentor Cynara Cannatella
Pictures from the Time to Invent Celebration:
