Welcome to DIGITS www.DIGITS.us.com
Young people today want the latest technological gadgets, cures for diseases that afflict their families and friends, and efficient communications systems that meet their instant messaging, on-demand lifestyles.
But somehow, these same young people have not made the connection… from what they study in school… to the kinds of career they can choose and the goals they can set for their lives.
DIGITS is a classroom program that opens the minds of sixth grade students to the exciting and limitless opportunities that studying math and science provides. The program enables students to meet and talk with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals – STEM Ambassadors – who serve as role models and provide examples of the opportunities available in STEM careers. DIGITS means math to most students but, in the context of this program, it also represents:
Doorway to a better future
Innovative and interactive way to open kids’ minds to math and science
Golden opportunity to educate kids that good jobs are within their reach
Inspiration for the next generation of innovators
Tearing down of barriers that block their way
Success kids can achieve … if they follow the DIGITS path and take math and science in middle school, high school, and beyond.
DIGITS was created by the STEMTech Alliance – a unique coalition of six Massachusetts science and technology associations representing over 1500 companies and 300,000 people who work in software, Internet, telecommunications, biotechnology, medical devices, engineering and clean energy.
The project was funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education’s STEM Pipeline Fund.
