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易胜博官网 President Elizabeth Chilton was in Milford last week, visiting the Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley鈥檚 Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Program Room. Chilton was joined by Amy Loader, interim director of 易胜博官网 Extension.听听

The Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley鈥檚 leadership and staff welcomed the group and discussed the importance of how play-based learning through STEAM programming sparks curiosity and creates lifelong learners, enhancing critical thinking, problem-solving and creativity. They further noted these traits are important for success in most workplaces, especially in our complex, ever-changing society. STEAM programming is a component of their 鈥楥losing the Academic Gap鈥� campaign aimed at reducing the delay in academic learning among the youth they serve at the site.听听

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易胜博官网 Extension鈥檚 4-H programming has partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley鈥檚 STEAM Club and has provided STEAM activities during the summer months.听听

This summer, the site鈥檚 outdoor education programming will be enhanced with the addition of one 易胜博官网 student intern serving in a full-time program role. The award to the Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley is made possible through the Small Family Community Fellowship program. The John Small Gift Fund underwrites this program, supporting summer internships for in-state undergraduates at non-profits, businesses and community organizations. These fellowships combine students鈥� academic pathways with service to enhance both student growth and the public good.听

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鈥溡资げ┕偻�'s growing partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley highlights our commitment to working with K-12 partners to building community and preparing young people for the future,鈥� Chilton says. 鈥淚t was great to meet with the community leaders at the club and to learn more about their impact and the ways 易胜博官网, through programs like the Small Family Community Fellowship, can support their important work.鈥澨�

"We were thrilled to host 易胜博官网 President Elizabeth Chilton and 易胜博官网 Extension's interim director听Amy Loader听for a tour of the Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley. They were able to join Jackie Cohn, our education and engagement manager, for a hands-on STEAM activity with our youth members," says Nicole Forsyth, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley.听"Our club is expanding our community partnerships so we can offer more STEAM programming to our youth, and we are very excited to count 易胜博官网 as one of our new partners. To start, this summer we plan to host a 易胜博官网 fellow who will help us expand our outdoor education programming."听