WV Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day

I’m so excited to share that I’ll be flying to space with Blue Origin. I’ll be one of the first ~100 women in space and the first female astronaut from West Virginia 🥹

I don’t know what parent/guardian needs to hear this, but in 4th grade I took ~The Test~ to see if I could join the accelerated classes (aka “the smart kid classes”).

I failed.

One of the questions I missed -> I didn’t know the difference between a microscope and a telescope.

I remember crying in that test room because I felt so nervous and embarrassed.

I never did test into the smart kid classes. I had a teacher even suggest I wouldn’t be a good fit for Honors Science in high school.

Anyway, I ended up earning a Masters of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT.

No single test defines your child. I kept trying and I kept pushing because I had parents who believed in me. They weren’t scientists or engineers themselves but they believed I could do whatever I set my mind to.

Love your child - make them know that YOU believe they are smart and capable (even when a silly test suggests otherwise). Everything else will fall into place. ❤️

How These Four Women Have Made Their Mark in STEM The ups, the downs, and what has made it worthwhile.

Are you a woman or non-binary student interested in working in the Aerospace Industry? Check out the Brooke Owens Fellowship!

You'll get:
💸 a paid internship (at a place like SpaceX/Boeing/NASA/etc)
‍🚀 an executive mentor (think Astronauts and CEOs)
🙆‍♀️ a 3-day summer retreat to meet all the other "Brookies"

Apply now to help LAUNCH your career 😉
Deadline: October 8

www.brookeowensfellowship.org/apply

“Research shows that most girls will not take a computer science course when offered in middle or high school without an early exposure to computer science. This early exposure in the elementary school setting is critical to getting more girls excited and engaged with computer science. We need more girls in the computer science field to guide the development of apps and software so that a female voice has a say about the technology of tomorrow.”

Jennifer Reaves, a Technology Integration Specialist at Mylan Park Elementary, is dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology. 🚺👩‍💻

Read her story 👉 https://bit.ly/3qGOpaz

Emily Calandrelli, we in WV are so proud of you!
Emily is a graduate of WVU & MIT who has a new kid's show "Emily's Wonder Lab" debuting on Netflix TODAY. Check it out!
Emily is a great ambassador for the Mountain State, teaching children all across the world STEM in fun ways!

Emily's Wonder Lab Trailer 👩‍🔬 Netflix Jr Science-loving host Emily Calandrelli makes STEAM fun with activities, demonstrations and at-home experiments that'll make you think — and blow your mind! Em...

We had a great day on February 20th celebrating WV Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day with over 100 8th grade girls from all over southern WV!