New Science Workshops from Rutgers Cooperative Extension

The Rutgets Co-operative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development program is offering a series of workshops designed to give educators the chance to learn hands-on activities that give students real-life experience with engineering and science.

The “Design It! Explore It” professional development workshops provide educators with everything needed to introduce activities to an afterschool program for students in grades two through eight.

“No matter where their career takes them, students with a good STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) background develop valuable life skills including observation and science-based inquiry,” Freeholder Chairman Mohamed Jalloh said in a release from Union County. “Reinforcing those skills in a relaxed, informal setting is a good addition to an educator’s toolkit.”

The workshop, developed by Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development and the New Jersey School-Age Care Coalition, will help students engage with STEM topics using fun, hands-on projects.

In Union County, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension provides many learning and volunteer opportunities for children and adults, including 4-H Clubs for students in grades 1-12, and the Master Gardener and Master Tree Stewards community service programs, the County of Union said in a release.

Registration for the workshop closes on June 12. To register, visit the Extension at Rutgers University website. For more information, visit the Union County website or call the Extension offices in Westfield at 908-654-9854.

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