ABOUT THE NSWCDD STEM PROGRAM
Objectives:
- Demonstrate NSWCDD’s commitment to the community as an agent for positive change, partner in education, and champion of economic development.
- Motivate and empower youth in the local area and throughout the region to become the next generation of scientists and engineers.
- Engage and enable educators in K-12 to develop, sustain, and advance programs that inspire students to pursue STEM education.
Accomplished By:
- Partnering with school divisions to create opportunities that fill a void in what the divisions are currently able to offer
- Leveraging relationships with colleges and universities to enhance offerings for K-12 partners
- Assisting educators with establishing and running STEM-focused clubs and groups
- Promoting and hosting competitions and challenges that require students to learn and apply new skills
DoD and NAVAL STEM
DoD STEM’s mission is to inspire, cultivate, and develop exceptional STEM talent through a continuum of opportunities to enrich our current and future Department of Defense workforce poised to tackle evolving defense technological challenges.
The Department of the Navy (DON) has a rich history of providing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and outreach opportunities that cultivate a diverse and well-trained pool of talent for the Navy and Marine Corps. Our warfighters’ superiority depends on scientific and technological innovations and breakthroughs of today and in the future. To promote an environment where these breakthroughs continue, the DON must foster initiatives and collaborations to promote the development of the future and current Naval STEM workforce.
