City Manager Robert Healy emphasized that «the Academy responds to the City's priorities and vision defined in the Cambridge Agenda for Children by expanding capacity of
existing out of school time programs through partnership and by focusing on the goal of success in school.»
Based on
existing research, there are three key things middle level educators can do to encourage more girls to engage in STEM courses: adopt a growth mindset, provide female role models / mentors from STEM careers, and provide
out -
of -
school time (OST)
programs that are gender specific.