This August 2019 Expanding Boundaries International (EBI) will be hosting 20 students from Ghana and 30 students from Baltimore to participate in a S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Exchange Camp in Baltimore. Students from Ghana will travel to the United States to collaborate with students from Baltimore City for two weeks of electronics, robots, drones, and new friendships.
The objective of the Exchange Camp in Baltimore is for students to learn and collaborate to complete a STEAM project while engaging in cultural awareness through field trips and cultural dialogue. There will be special guest speakers and performers from the Diaspora.
Expanding Boundaries International’s goal is to use the STEAM camp to inspire a passion for science and technology through cross-cultural collaboration. This summer camp will help students to improve their skills in STEAM subject areas by assisting them with hands-on learning and experimentation; exposing students to real-world STEAM and its application to career fields; enabling students to participate in team building exercises; exposing students to practicing professionals in STEAM fields; gaining knowledge and understanding about careers in STEAM fields and the possible benefits to their communities and country; challenging students to be forward and innovative thinkers no matter their age; and opening their eyes to their environment and how they can capitalize on resources around them.
EBI is committed to the belief that, regardless of ethnic and financial background, all students should benefit from international educational experience and cultural exchange. They believe without a doubt, that this summer robotics exchange camp will help students from both regions; the U.S and Ghana to expand their boundaries through educational means. In addition, the students in Ghana will understand the need to adapt an interest in STEAM while planning for their future career.
There’s been a big push for incorporating lessons and activities that use STEAM. When students engage in activities that combine different elements of STEAM, they experience guided inquiry in which they must ask thoughtful questions, discover answers, apply what they learn, and problem-solve creatively.
While some students grow up in homes in which they are taught how to build and fix things, and are given many manipulatives to do so, others aren’t exposed to these important learning opportunities. STEAM projects give every student a chance to engage in hands-on, experiential learning. Students are often using different materials and tools in order to discover how something works, how to build it, and how to fix it. This levels the playing field so that all students acquire these crucial skills, regardless of their gender, socioeconomic status, or race.
Some students in Africa lack the technology experience, while some students in America lack the understanding of the world beyond their borders. Expanding Boundaries International focuses on bringing them together to encourage students to collaborate in a fun engaging way through cultural and technological experience.
EBI’s STEAM Exchange Camp is poised to change the lives of many students, but it won’t be possible without the support of generous partners. They invite you to support this life-changing initiative by helping to sponsor students’ participation in this program. Each donation will get EBI one step closer to removing the roadblocks to international study for the children who need it the most.
About Expanding Boundaries International
Expanding Boundaries International is a non-profit organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. Their mission is to encourage and empower students to expand their experience and education through international travel. EBI does this by: connecting students and teachers to educational opportunities through travel; assisting candidates in all stages of research, application, and preparation for study abroad, and serving as a resource for students abroad until their return to the United States; creating educational exchange programs that provide cultural and academic enrichment; and connecting educators globally through networking.
Expanding Boundaries International’s vision is to break down the invisible walls that keep disadvantaged youth from experiencing the opportunity, freedom, empowerment and prosperity that come from international study.
For more information, please visit: https://expandingboundaries.org
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