Happi Staff01.14.21
Olay continues to work to close the STEM gap by helping schools intervene at a critical moment when girls’ STEM interests need to be fed in order to avoid what is known in tech as the “middle school cliff” —where girls, who were previously neck-in-neck with boys in academic performance in science, begin to lose interest at a rapid rate.
To that end, Olay scientists have created science-lessons-in-a-box that will help teachers keep science alive in their classrooms (both physical and virtual) through demonstrations, experiments, lab equipment designed for virtual learning, and messages of encouragement from real women who work in STEM fields.
From now until January 15, anyone can nominate a teacher, home-schooling parent or themselves for a chance to win one of these kits in Olay’s #FaceTheSTEMGap sweepstakes, with nearly half of the kits arriving as a special drone delivery in select cities across the country.
Students, parents, friends, family and fellow teachers can visit www.olay.com/nominate to nominate a teacher who will benefit from receiving one of Olay’s science kits. Any US resident over the age of 18 who is a teacher (or parent teaching kids at home) is eligible to receive a kit.
The first 275 deliveries will arrive the week of Feb. 8, marking International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11. Based on demand, a second run could be delivered for the 2021 school year.
To that end, Olay scientists have created science-lessons-in-a-box that will help teachers keep science alive in their classrooms (both physical and virtual) through demonstrations, experiments, lab equipment designed for virtual learning, and messages of encouragement from real women who work in STEM fields.
From now until January 15, anyone can nominate a teacher, home-schooling parent or themselves for a chance to win one of these kits in Olay’s #FaceTheSTEMGap sweepstakes, with nearly half of the kits arriving as a special drone delivery in select cities across the country.
Students, parents, friends, family and fellow teachers can visit www.olay.com/nominate to nominate a teacher who will benefit from receiving one of Olay’s science kits. Any US resident over the age of 18 who is a teacher (or parent teaching kids at home) is eligible to receive a kit.
The first 275 deliveries will arrive the week of Feb. 8, marking International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11. Based on demand, a second run could be delivered for the 2021 school year.