Seeds to STEM: Cultivating early Nutrition, Literacy, Numeracy, and STEM knowledge and skills in Teachers, 3-5 year olds, and Families through a Bilingual Asset-based curriculum in Two Major Cities

The Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA

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Abstract

Seeds to STEM (S2S) proposes a bilingual program that educates urban children ages 3- 5, their families, and preschool teachers about the importance of childhood nutrition, early STEM and literacy, and kindergarten readiness in order to address national need to introduce all children to STEM at an early age and reduce rates of poverty, hunger, ill health, and low educational achievement among families living in dense cityscapes.”