Team:ColegioFDR Peru/Education
Title
Text
Girls Can!
Girls Can! is a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) service project looking to bridge the gender gap in education through the arts. It saw a need arise in our community as integrated learning can often leave girls feeling underrepresented and unempowered to pursue STEM later on. The ColegioFDR_Peru iGEM team’s aim was to integrate a social issues component to their program and apply science to the real world. This season, we have worked with a group of 4th grade girls to explain basic geology and oceanography concepts, tying into global issues such as mercury pollution and the rising sea levels. The ColegioFDR_Peru iGEM team believes providing a basic environmental education is necessary for future generations to understand the role of synthetic biology. We had previously collaborated with Girls Can! in the 2017 season and will continue in the 2019 season.