STEPS has expanded and it was a success!!!
STEPS expanded outside of Kingston and the surrounding corporate area to conduct our stimulating experiments in St. Elizabeth Jamaica. STEPS on the road was held at ST. Elizabeth Technical High School, about 96km from our usual home base lab at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus.
We had approximately 30 students participate with riveting feedback. One student exclaimed that "although I had the mindset about becoming a scientist, this workshop motivated me a lot more". Our volunteers included a veteran volunteer from the inauguration of STEPS and 4 graduate students from UWI.
Expanding outside of Kingston posed challenges such as transportation, however, this can easily be overcome in the upcoming years. 80% of students rated their level of interest in science greatly improved after attending the workshop and the feedback from students say they are looking forward to engaging in STEPS again!
Source: www.globalgiving.org
