Brooklyn students get chance to show off STEM skills

  • 2015-08-26
Kingsborough Community College (KCC) held a graduation for the AT&T Brooklyn Science Innovation Initiative on August 7.

This was the first year for the Brooklyn Science Innovation Initiative, and KCC President Farley Herzek was joined in the officiating by Marissa Shorenstein, the AT&T New York President, along with Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President.

It was a feather in the cap for all concerned and Brighton Beach parents will no doubt be pleased by this sort of opportunity so close to home. The College will likely include the Innovation Initiative when it has its next school catalog printing done.

According to Kingsborough officials, the Brooklyn Science Innovation Initiative seeks to instill an interest in STEM-related careers among high school students. Students from all over the borough were among those who took part in the intensive five-week course, including 17 juniors who were participants in their school’s College Now programs.

Using a combination of visual displays and Power Point presentations, five teams honed their STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills in front of an audience, among whom were scientists and tech industry experts.

Their projects included an app to enhance learning earth science, two projects to help save the oceans (using oysters and a prototype machine respectively), a cell phone case to limit radiation exposure, and a water filtration system powered by the sun.