Fall 2023 STEM Coach Internship 

 

Launch rockets, code robots, design roller coasters, study wildlife, and engineer solutions with youth as an Afterschool STEM Coach!

Participants engage K-5 students in fun, hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and guide students as they develop their creativity, explore technologies, and engage in scientific inquiry. Participants commit to 10 weeks of service as an AmeriCorps member at an existing afterschool program providing academic enrichment, social emotional learning, and wellness opportunities for school-age youth.

Important Dates

Application Deadline for Fall 2023: July 28, 2023

Weekly Time Commitment: Participants must be available

3:00-5:30pm, Monday-Thursday.

What Will Afterschool AmeriCorps STEM Coaches Receive?

What will Afterschool AmeriCorps STEM Coaches do?

  • Attend an orientation with the Afterschool AmeriCorps program

  • Guide young learners in educational enrichment activities

  • Facilitate hands-on minds-on STEM curricula

  • Explore teaching in the STEM field

  • Build a skillset in child and youth care

  • Be a part of a nationwide effort to engage more girls in STEM

  • Bring Million Girl Moonshot STEM resources and curricula to an afterschool program

  • Make a difference in the lives of the young people they serve

Learn more about AmeriCorps State and National by visiting their website.

  • A total cash stipend of $1000

  • $357 Education Award for college, career, and technical education expense

  • Professional development opportunities like:

    • Child and Youth Care Certification

    • Positive Youth Development Training

    • Exploration of the education career field

    • Equity and inclusion in STEM

  • Opportunities to expand your career network in education and afterschool

 
 

What are the Goals of Afterschool AmeriCorps?

  1. Engage more girls in out-of-school time STEM learning. According to Pew Research Center, women made up only 25% of computer scientists and 15% of engineers as of 2019, yet millions of these careers go unfilled each year due to lack of qualified applicants. Afterschool is the perfect time to cultivate positivity towards science and build STEM identity in youth of every gender, ethnicity, race, and background to build a brighter future for everyone.

  2. Create a pathway into an exciting career in afterschool and summer learning. Afterschool AmeriCorps is a service-learning experience – one that provides members with the opportunity to build a new career path in education, develop a resume-building skill set, grow their career network, opportunities for professional and personal growth, and pursue a passion for helping youth succeed.

 
 

Supporters of STEM Coach through Afterschool AmeriCorps

The Afterschool AmeriCorps program major funders are Serve Alaska and STEM Next Million Girl Moonshot. Serve Alaska helps bring AmeriCorps programs to Alaska.

The Million Girl Moonshot is a nationwide initiative to engage 1 million girls in afterschool and summer STEM learning to change the trajectory of girls in STEM.