STEAM Brochure English

WHAT IS STEAM? WHO WE ARE CONTACT SCIENCE ARCHITECTURE/

COMMUNITY The Department of Design and TECHNOLOGY ART Lillian “Lee” Llambelis, Esq. ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS Construcon created the STEAM Deputy Commissioner Iniaves Division to establish an Educaon encompasses core PARTNERSHIPS subjects that prepare our T | 718.391.2888 inclusive path for New York City’s youth to be successful and E | [email protected] Youth into the architecture, compeve in the 21st engineering, and construcon Century global economy. For addional informaon, please visit + STEAM fields. Our outreach programs STEAM educaon fosters www.nyc.gov/ddc or view our videos at create valuable, hands‐on resilient students who vimeopro.com/nycddc/steam. become the architects, INITIATIVES opportunies for students to learn engineers, and construcon Bill de Blasio Lorraine Grillo about the built environment and NYC Mayor Commissioner professionals of the future. the resilient future of New York City as outlined by the Mayor’s WHY STEAM? OneNYC Iniave. Our unique programs enhance student Kids learn problem‐solving skills to become beer thinkers. This makes “I consider myself an engineer!” ‐ Ivelisse, 6th grader, MS 22 awareness of STEAM subjects and them more prepared for job markets support them in pursuing these “I like the hands‐on acvies because I’m a kinesthec aer graduaon. learner.” ‐ Jonathan, 6th grader, MS 22 fields beginning in the middle Demand for workers skilled in STEAM “Thank you DDC for inslling in me a desire to pursue a career school and connuing through fields is connuously growing. in Architecture, Engineering and Construcon and guiding me high school, college, graduate to a CTE school that can help me achieve that goal. ” ‐ STEAM careers can offer higher pay at Wilfredo, 9th grader, Bronx Design and Construcon school, and professional careers. the entry level. Addionally, the gender Academy gap in pay is less than in other fields. “The DDC STEAM Iniaves is highly effecve in culvang STEAM fields are crucial for the future curiosity...It’s empowering these children because it’s of our city and the world. The allowing them to think of themselves as engineers.” ‐ opportunies to innovate are endless! Monique Jarvis, LeAp Deputy Supervising Director YOUNG ENGINEERS PROGRAM | In an effort to address the Mayor’s Middle School Aerschool Iniave, DDC, in partnership with the NYC Department of Educaon (DOE) and the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), provides a series of hands‐on, STEAM‐ related curricula in schools and aer‐school programs. The agency’s goal is to increase early learning opportunies for underrepresented students to learn about STEAM professions.

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | The High School Summer Internship Program is designed for high school students interested in pursuing careers in architecture, engineering, building trades, public administraon, budgeng and finance, business administraon, or informaon technology. The program is structured to enable students to gain exposure to S the many careers in the built environment and to learn about what it takes to build NYC. ACE MENTOR PROGRAM TEAM 8 | The Architecture, Construcon and Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program is a naonal program open to any high school student who is interested in learning about fields of Architecture, Engineering, and Construcon Management—from contracng and engineering to architecture and landscaping. As a parcipant in the ACE Mentor Program, DDC staff mentor a team of students (DDC ACE Team 8), inspiring them to pursue these careers.

T COLLEGE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | The College Summer Internship Program is an opportunity for matriculated college (undergraduate and graduate) students to gain valuable experience in the architecture, engineering, design, and construcon management professions within a public service context. Students gain hands‐on technical experience through specific field assignments and a mentoring relaonship with senior level technical staff.

TOWN + GOWN | Town + Gown is a systemic acon research program that facilitates partnerships between academics and praconers on research projects aimed at making changes in pracces and policies. There are E two components—the experienal learning program component and the funded research component under the Town + Gown Academic Master Consorum Contract. Results are published in the annual review document, Building Ideas.

SPECIAL EVENTS | DDC STEAM organizes and parcipates in various events and workshops to highlight the importance of STEAM educaon and to provide addional access for students to opportunies within the DDC STEAM pipeline. Special events include, Introduce a Girl to Architecture, Engineering and Construcon (AEC) Day, Meet the Builders, A Take Our Children to Work Day, Career Days and other community‐based events. M