STEM Student Program Expands in Northern Virginia
SySTEMic program has its roots in Manassas Park.
A science program born in the Manassas Park school division is growing and spreading its arms to other Northern Virginia Schools. A $1 million grant from the Virginia General Assembly is funding the expansion of Northern Virginia Community College’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiative. NOVA officials plan first to expand the program, called SySTEMic Solutions, into Loudoun County schools, but then extend into the Fairfax County, Alexandria and Arlington, according to a press release from the college. SySTEMic is a collaboration among employers, colleges and universities and secondary education school divisions to have more than 3,000 students preparing for STEM careers by the year 2015. Through SySTEMic, …
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