Girls in robotics
With only seven percent of robotic engineers being female, leaders from the Engineer Factory and SoLA Robotics are encouraging high school and middle school girls to enter the STEM field.
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The Engineer Factory prepares students of color for STEM professions
This program provides students with the prerequisite resources needed to excel in STEM majors and professional fields.
Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center steers children away from gangs with college-ready programs
The youth center steers children away from gangs with their college-ready programs that emphasize STEM fields. It recently received vital funds to install bullet-resistant glass and Kevlar into the walls of the building to protect the children from stray bullets.
Coding Our Future L.A. hosts South L.A. students for a tech camp
In a collaboration of iD Tech Camps, the Annenberg Foundation, and the L.A. Promise Fund, 200 South L.A. students were able to participate in a week-long tech camp at UCLA and Loyola Marymount University.
The Standard’s Outstanding Student Athlete: Dorsey’s Kyle LaFlora
LaFlora has a 3.7 GPA, and he is interested in playing baseball and majoring in aerospace engineering at an HBCU.