Massachusetts has STEM Week, which gives students the opportunity to put down their textbooks and work on solving real-world problems. On Friday, Gov. Kim Driscoll joined Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler to participate in the Science Museum’s STEM Design Challenge at East Boston’s Bradley Elementary School. Officials are visiting schools across the Commonwealth this week to try to get kids interested in science, technology, engineering and math. “There are many more career paths in our economy that are tied to more innovation. We were at Keefe Technical School in Framingham yesterday, where they have a whole new HVAC program and students We’re learning how to install HVAC, how to install HVAC, things like that.”That system didn’t even exist five years ago,” Driscoll said. While Friday is all about having fun, officials hope that the fifth-graders at Bradley will one day consider and pursue careers in STEM fields. “Here in Massachusetts, we are developing life-saving treatments. We are leading the way on climate resiliency and finding ways to treat our planet better. These students We’ve been doing this since they were young, and we want them to see that and then go on and say, ‘Stay here in Massachusetts and be a part of it,”’ Driscoll said. spoke.
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Massachusetts is currently celebrating STEM Week, giving students the opportunity to put down their textbooks and work on solving real-world problems.
On Friday, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll joined Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler to participate in the Science Museum’s STEM Design Challenge at East Boston’s Bradley Elementary School.
Officials are visiting schools across the Commonwealth this week to try to get kids interested in science, technology, engineering and math.
“There are many more career paths in our economy that are tied to more innovation. We were at Keefe Technical School in Framingham yesterday, where they have a whole new HVAC program and students We’re learning how to install HVAC, how to install HVAC, etc.”That system didn’t exist five years ago,” Driscoll said.
While Friday will be all about fun, officials hope that the fifth-graders at Bradley will one day consider careers in STEM fields and land future jobs.
“Here in Massachusetts, we are developing life-saving treatments. We are leading the way on climate resiliency and finding ways to treat our planet better. These students We’re doing this from an early age, and we want them to see that and then stay here.’Come to Massachusetts and be a part of it,”’ Driscoll said. spoke.
