Marble speaks to Daily Bulldog about STEM Ambassador Program
Tara Marble, a 4-H youth development professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Daily Bulldog for an article about the STEM Ambassador Program, which connects college students with local elementary school students through STEM-based activities. “We aim to highlight a subject that often gets glossed over. Elementary education especially is often missing the emphasis on science and sometimes that can be the one thing that might hook a kid into education,” Marble said. Over the last year, younger and older students have met in community spaces including Cascade Brook School, Academy Hill School and the Farmington Public Library, according to the article. “The kids get to see this real-life college student doing a cool science experiment and end up bonding with them over it. It’s not a mentoring program in the way that Big Brothers Big Sisters is, but it’s kind of like a mentoring program in disguise,” said Marble. “Every little bit helps to get these kids envisioning life after high school.”