GWYL Awards Grant to Upper Miami Valley STEM Education, Inc.

On May 13th, Give Where You Live members heard three very dynamic presentations from Upper Miami Valley STEM Education, Inc., We Love Birthday Parties, and the Troy Recreation Association. Upper Miami Valley STEM Education, Inc. was the selected charity!

Upper Miami Valley STEM Education, Inc. focuses on Student Research and STEM Education by aiding students in project development and in the preparation for the presentation of a project at the Upper Miami Valley Science Days. Each year more than 35,000 Ohio students at more than 1,000 schools participate in local science fairs and are judged on knowledge achieved, effective use of scientific method, clarity of expression, originality, and creativity. Students who achieve superior ratings are invited to participate in district science fairs. On State Science Day, more than 1,000 students from grades 5-12, having each received a superior rating at district science fairs, participate in State Science Day and may be eligible for more than $1.7 million in scholarships and awards. Upper Miami Valley STEM Education, Inc. supports students in grades 5 - 12 from Champaign, Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties who are in public school, private school, or home school. Their efforts enable the completion of individual, self-directed student research following scientific practices, which is peer reviewed, and for which appropriate recognition is afforded to the student. This is the definitive way to create, encourage, and educate future researchers in the STEM fields.