International & Multicultural
Since 2017, INvent has been a platform for students who wish to do collaborative work at High Schools in Peru and Colombia by implementing STEM Programs during a volunteer summer abroad experience. Members of INvent travel to Peru or Colombia for 3 weeks during the months of May-June to be instructors of an after school program in collaboration the Peruvian non profit UTK United Technologies for Kids. The technologies taught are 3D printing, design in CAD, electronics with Arduinos and basic programming. These may be extended to robotics, drones, etc. During winter semester selected U of Michigan students prepare the lessons and projects that they will teach to high schoolers.INvent partners with a mirror program at UC Berkeley and MIT that will give Umich students further opportunities to share experiences and deliver joint projects at the high schools besides building relationships with university students during the summer abroad program. *Travel expenses coveredAs a response to COVID-19 and the obstacles it created to travel, we have started implementing online workshops. We created a platform called INvent Academy and have offered workshops over Zoom to connect with students. Also, we plan to continue our work for STEM education locally in the upcoming year. INvent Academy: https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/invent-academy/homeNews Report on INvent: http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/25010-teaching-love-of-science-from-the-ground-up
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