Project iNSPIRE has already brought our network of nearly 100 volunteer scientists and technology professionals – whom we call “Scienteers” – to more than 500 students in the School District of Philadelphia. 

The students at our partner schools – Lea Elementary, Bryant Elementary, Strawberry Mansion High School, and West Philadelphia High School – get to work one-on-one with these professionals to see how science and technology impact their lives and see what’s happening on the cutting edge of innovation in the labs and research centers right here in their own neighborhoods.

Our Scienteers are also there for the teachers at these schools, providing meaningful professional development opportunities.  They become partners in implementing engaging new science learning opportunities both in the classroom and beyond.

Project iNSPIRE is designed to excite our students – most of whom come from underserved minority communities – about the promise science offers to address the problems we face in the 21st century…and make sure these students see their role and place within it. 

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