This week brought out the creative and entrepreneurial sides of learners in Pittsburgh while Central PA groups focused on financial literacy skills.
Readiness Institute Blog
How does SpongeBob SquarePants make sure he’s investing in businesses without getting fooled by greenwashing? That’s one fictional situation a group of Summer Program learners created this week to help explain a lesson in sustainable investing.
Summer Program learners came back ready to learn and lead in week two. The Pittsburgh cohorts focused on digital transformation, while Central PA learners explored social-emotional learning — two topics with a growing significance in our world today.
The first week of the Readiness Institute Summer Program is off to a great start and laying the foundation for another incredible summer with learners across the Commonwealth.
More than sixty students from five different counties across Southwest and Central Pennsylvania made one commitment on Monday: to show up. These students are the next cohort of learners in the Readiness Institute Summer Program, now in its third summer.
We’re just one week away from kicking off the third summer of the Readiness Institute Summer Program! Let’s meet the instructors who will help guide and support participants through workshops, field trips, and reflection.
The K-12 Engagement Network is focused on developing more connections between the K-12 and Penn State communities. Let’s see what the Network has been up to lately.
Amanda Smith, director of the K-12 Engagement Network and co-lead of the Pennsylvania Statewide STEM Ecosystem (PSSE), collaborated with PSSE leadership to make recommendations to the Pennsylvania governor’s office on how to provide resources and support to implement and assess these standards.
Our connection with our Summer Program participants continues when they go back for their senior year, after they graduate high school, and beyond. We recently checked in with some of the young adults who were a part of the inaugural cohort of the Summer Program in 2021.
As we enter the summer season at the Readiness Institute, we are excited to share all of the connections and activities that have helped prepare future generations for opportunities and challenges in their schools and communities.