Our Projects and Partnerships
Educational Programming /
Content Development
Model Mars: Developed global collaborative simulation of future societies on Mars and connecting newly conceived conceptual frameworks, models, and “solutions” to challenges on Earth.
Biomimicry: * Development of youth strategy for the Biomimicry Institute. * Piloted the Youth Design Challenge for older elementary school age. *Youth Design Challenge Judging.
Planning and the Built Environment: * Minecraft challenges for girls and youth on the built environment and community planning in partnership with the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Hackathon and with Hudson Valley Wild. * Integration of Futures Thinking into youth civic engagement and planning initiatives in the Town of Rhinebeck. * Developing project on “Extrended Reality for Tactical Urbanism by Youth”.
Public Interest Science and Technology for Youth: Creating an ecosystem and educational programming for youth in STEM ethics, public interest technology and science and society.
policy and partnerships
Development of and participation in national and global advocacy networks, research and frameworks
Space for Women: * Organizing partner of a UN expert group meeting and the Space for Women network. * Speaker at UNISPACE+50 and organizer of featured panel for World Space Week. * Participant in UNOOSA Mentor program. * Presenter on gendered innovations and Model Mars at UNOOSA expert meeting.
AI and Gender Equality: * Primary contributor to two UNESCO reports on AI and Gender which influenced a global AI Ethics Framework. * Strategy development on gender and AI for a consulting and law firm.
Equals: Member of the UN Broadband Commission Equals Digital Skills Coalition and contribution to “I’d Blush if I Could” Report.
Future Forecasting on Gender and STEM: UN cross-agency exploration of future foresight on issues of gender equality and STEM.
Advisory Services and Outreach
Gender Equality in Informal STEM: If/Then Advisor for Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) women’s representation project.
NY Academy of Science: Global STEM panel and advice on Athena project.
ASTC / ECSITE Gender Panels: Presentations at annual meetings of American and European Science and Technology Center Associations.
Global Girls Collaborative Project: Quarterly newsletter on resources and topics on girls in STEM for informal STEM learning providers around the world.