EFS PHILLY

Philadelphia STEM Education for Sustainability - Linking Schools and Communities (EFS Philly) is an initiative which aims to expand student access and engagement in "Green STEM" through the cultivation of teacher and student leaders, as well as authentic collaboration with community members and organizations. Funded by a 2021 PASmart Advancing Grant, the initiative seeks to link school-based learning to civic action, active community engagement, and introduce young people to Green STEM career pathways. We believe the best way to accomplish these goals is to make STEM learning directly relevant to students' everyday lives and material concerns. This is especially true as the burgeoning climate crisis stands to altogether unsettle the ways humans have lived and worked for centuries... Starting in 2021, eleven schools, multiple community organizations, forty teachers, hundreds of students and community members, embarked on a year-long action research and project design process toward..