PROGRAMS
What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?
Designed to dispel the outdated image of manufacturing as boring, dirty, and dangerous, middle students explore “cool” manufacturing careers by crafting videos that feature area companies. Each team’s finished product focuses on the lean and clean work environments consistent in the high-tech field of today’s manufacturing and then are submitted for regional and statewide judging in a variety of categories.
GETT
Girls Exploring Tomorrow’s Technology (GETT) is an annual event typically held in the spring for girls in grades 5-10 and their parents to learn about career opportunities in a broad scope of STEM related industries.
Explore amazing careers and hands-on STEM activities!
Elementary, middle, and high school students, parents, and educators can learn about career opportunities in a broad scope of STEM related industries. The 20 years anniversary video series is filled with exciting, enlightening and experiential activities led by successful women in STEM fields; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
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Remake Learning Day
Remake Learning Day is an innovative learning festival for families and youth! Taking root in regions across the world, thousands of hands-on and engaging events are designed for kids of all ages at libraries, schools, tech centers, museums, play spaces, community centers and more. CCEDC and other organizations in Southeastern PA provide a hands-on activity in support of Remake Learning.
Career Fairs & Community Events
CCEDC participates in career fairs and community events to help students gain hands-on knowledge of careers in agriculture, energy, health care, manufacturing, and technology. Our STEM Innovation team can share information such topics as educational requirements, career path option, potential salaries and other statistics to students, parents, and educators.
STEM Career Exploration Field Trips
Held several times throughout the year, participants visit technology companies or companies run by technology that allow them to use problem solving skills and learn how to conquer the world through technology, health care organizations to learn about the STEM skills needed on a daily basis for careers in health care, area manufactures and their modern facilities, and energy companies and or businesses that utilize various types of renewal energy.
