STEM lab opens at Boys & Girls Club
Devon Energy and the Chase Foundation donated funds to create STEM labs at Roswell’s Sidney Gutierrez School and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaves & Lincoln Counties Roswell Garden Unit.
The school and Club have a dedicated Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation STEM center with new furniture and innovative tools such as 3D printers, Snap Circuits, Ozobots and Bee-Bots, according to a news release from Devon.
“We believe all children deserve the opportunity to explore their passions and learn about the paths available to them, especially in this ever-evolving technology-based world,” said Steve Salem, president & CEO of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation. “The Ripken Foundation is proud to provide curriculum and teacher training to ensure students can get the most out of these new STEM tools.”
Rick Lamb, chief operating officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaves & Lincoln Counties thanked the company for its donation.
“Our members don’t just need a place to go after school,” he said. “It is pivotal they have a place where they can explore their interests and discover their full potential. This STEM center is an important part of that mission.”
The Chase Foundation, Devon and the Ripken Foundation previously partnered to install STEM centers in Artesia, New Mexico.
This article originally appeared on Carlsbad Current-Argus: STEM lab opens at Boys & Girls Club
