
Christine Cunningham, professor of practice in Penn State’s College of Education and College of Engineering and founding director of Youth Engineering Solutions, leads a workshop that teaches educators at Chelsea Public Schools how to implement STEM curriculum in their classroom. Credit: Christine Cunningham
Youth Engineering Solutions pilots curriculum at Massachusetts elementary school
May 31, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Youth Engineering Solutions, a Penn State-led program that helps educate the next generation of problem solvers and engineers by introducing elementary and middle school youth to science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts, is partnering with Chelsea Public Schools in Chelsea, Massachusetts, to pilot after-school STEM curriculum for CPS elementary school students. The YES team — which is led by Christine Cunningham, professor of practice in Penn State’s College of Education and College of Engineering — has been working with CPS since January and was featured in a recent article, published by the school district.