STEM Kids NYC in the News
Eight NYC-based nonprofits receive $3M Verizon grant funding toward STEM initiatives
April 2022
Two years ago, Verizon put out a call for grant applications to NYC STEM organizations to propose innovative ways to close the digital divide in the city. Eight organizations were awarded a combined total of $3 million in grant funding to expand STEM programming through unique approaches to increasing digital access and literacy.
With the Verizon funding, these organizations have rolled out STEM learning kits for students, integrated culturally diverse and competent STEM curriculum into school and afterschool programs, and purchased equipment that helps those learning STEM succeed.
What's Your TC Story: Yvonne Thevenot
What's Your TC Story: Yvonne - YouTube
Yvonne Thevenot Presents at FabLearn 2020
FabLearn 2020: Educator Panel 3 - Making Education Today - YouTube
Celebrating National Black Business Month
Pop Social Enterprise August 2021
In this issue we highlight a mission-driven nonprofit founded by an African-American woman who is "Making A Difference" (MAD) transforming the lives of underserved students in low-income communities through STEM programming. Yvonne Thevenot is the Founder and Executive Director of STEM Kids NYC, a 501(c)(3) organization that provides a year-round intensive suite of STEM education programs for PreK-12 scholars.
STEM Kids NYC TechSperts Give a Tech Makeover to a Celebrity
October 2018
Genevieve Gorder Gets A Digital Safety Makeover | Allstate Insurance - YouTube
STEM Kids NYC Featured on NBC
November 2016
Give to Innovative Education for Underserved Kids in NYC
Watch "Give to Innovative Education for Underserved Kids in NYC" episode (Season 1, Episode 8) on NBC.com.
STEM Kids NYC on the Today Show
October 2016
School's Out STEM'S in
amNewYork, June 2016
Springfield Native Yvonne Thevenot Is Bringing a STEM Exploration Program She pioneered In Harlem, Home To Clark County For A Two-Week Summer Camp.
Springfield News-Sun, April 2016
How STEM Kids NYC turns programmers into activists using Code.org
Code.org Sep 14, 2020
On a sunny August evening, a few dozen high school students logged into Zoom for a final presentation. The showcase was the culmination of two months of work, which led students through a rigorous process of conducting research on a topic of their choice, developing a prototype, turning it into a wireframe, and then putting it all together using Javascript to create a working app. Now, it was time to show off.
Building social justice apps builds STEM skills, self-worth for students
Sheilamary Koch
Monday, September 14, 2020
From paper waste to police brutality, 145 children and teens took a deep dive into the social issues that most concern them this summer. They studied news articles on their topic; learned about organizations working on the issue; studied the problems’ history and explored contributing causes; expanded out to related issues and narrowed in on specifics. Sounds like a good social justice project, right?