Learning Undefeated’s traveling program emphasizes reading and literacy for Baltimore elementary students
STEM nonprofit Learning Undefeated is launching a new program that builds both reading and engineering skills in a free program for Baltimore elementary and middle schools, thanks to support from the Weinberg Foundation.
As a new partner in the Baltimore Library Project, Learning Undefeated will serve 10 K-8 schools this year including the Maryland School for the Blind. Each school will receive a mobile laboratory visit featuring lessons based on classic and new children’s storybooks, which blend reading with engineering design challenges.
“Curiosity and the love of discovery carry across all aspects of education, and drive innovation across science, engineering, technology and more,” said Jennifer Colvin, Chief Innovation Officer, Learning Undefeated, “By becoming a partner of the Baltimore Library Project, this new program is blending literacy and reading with core STEM competencies to reach Baltimore students early, while they are building confidence and skills that will shape their lives and career choices.”
The Baltimore Library Project is a multi-year, collaborative effort to build and transform Baltimore City Public School libraries in neighborhoods where many students face academic and economic challenges.
Learning Undefeated’s new program promotes a holistic integration of reading and literacy with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Topics range from circuits to biomimicry, building a bottle rocket truck or an artificial pollinator in a lesson where students learn about the importance of bees in our ecosystem. Best known for immersive STEM education, Learning Undefeated’s new cross disciplinary K-8 initiative emphasizes a wide variety of critical skills including reading and even budgeting for ages as young as five years old.
