SEM Link partners with Youth Speaks Inc and SF Bay Area nonprofits to host 1st Annual STEMposium

Oct. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- On Saturday, October 8, 2011 from 11:00 am- 4:00 pm at the West Oakland Library, SEM Link is co-hosting the 1st Annual STEMposium as a part of the Youth Speaks Inc Life is Living Festival.  This STEMposium is result of collaborative efforts between Youth Speaks Inc, Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc (SEM Link), Center for Sustainable Schools and Cities ,  Ankh Marketing/Isis Project, Oakland Public Library and the Oakland Unified School District Office of African American Male Achievement (AAMA). The purpose of the STEMposium is to engage the community at large, with an emphasis on youth, in discussions about how STEM impacts their community and can be used to make changes in their community. There will also be opportunities for youth to engage in hands on STEM activities at the event. For more information visit the link below:

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The STEMposium is the commencement of a targeted outreach to engage and encourage youth in STEM; with a special emphasis in areas such as environmental science, urban gardening and agriculture, transportation and urban design and others that can impact their communities.  These activities will include engaging youth in STEM research, hands on STEM activities, STEM career exploration and other events that each of the partner organizations have planned . “I’m excited that SEM Link is a part of this collaborative of San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits hosting the STEMposium ” says Tokiwa T. Smith SEM Link Founder and Executive Director “ Life is Living will be a for fun day for the family”

About SEM Link

Founded in 2005, SEM Link is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization that promotes student achievement and career exploration in math and science for K-12 students by connecting them with individuals with backgrounds in science, engineering and mathematics. SEM Link has a two-core program model, Experimental Design Program and Math and Science Career Academy. These programs provide students with opportunities to develop math and science skills by enhancing the classroom learning experience and teaching them skills that are transferable to other areas of life. For more information about SEM Link visit our website at www.semsuccess.org or contact Ms. Tokiwa T. Smith, Executive Director and Founder, via e-mail at tokiwa.smith@semsuccess.org or via phone at 888-600-6294.

About Life is Living

Life is Living is an experiment that challenges old models to establish new models of sustainable work that build community through program design, strategic partnerships and community engagement. Since 2008, under the direction of Marc Bamunthi Joseph, Life is Living hsas grown from a festival that uses art to foster environmental justice to a mobilized campaign much larger in scope; the celebrating life through urban performance, intergenerational health and environmental action. Executive produced by Youth Speaks Inc in partnership with local arts presenters, foundations and partners from across the country, the festival is primarily organized by Youth Speaks Inc National Program Director Mr. Hodari B. Davis and Director of Production Joan Osato. For more information visit the website www.lifeisliving.org.

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Founded in 2005, SEM Link is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization that promotes student achievement and career exploration in math and science for K-12 students by connecting them with individuals with backgrounds in science, engineering and mathematics. SEM Link has a two-core program model, Experimental Design Program and Math and Science Career Academy. These programs provide students with opportunities to develop math and science skills by enhancing the classroom learning experience and teaching them skills that are transferable to other areas of life.