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Our Initiatives
Wells International Foundation is a strong proponent of the STEM to STEAM movement – that is, putting the Art in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Creative geniuses such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs were all highly artistic as well as scientific in their pursuits.
Through our STEAM SFA, WIF helps young girls and women embrace and pursue STEM careers and excel at them by developing their artistic talents to their fullest potential.
We provide opportunities for:
- Educators to learn how to incorporate arts into methodologies for teaching math and science
- Young girls to discover and embrace STEAM activities
- College/graduate student women pursuing STEAM disciplines to maximize their chances of success in their chosen fields
WIF also acknowledges that technology can be a powerful means of introducing the arts to previously unexposed or underexposed audiences.
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STEAM programs “educate both halves of the brain and prepare students for success in a world that values a well-rounded and innovative workforce.”
~ Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Recent Projects
YVI Celebrates Its 2nd Anniversary
June 2023 marked the end of the second consecutive year of our Youth Veterinarian Initiative (YVI) and the end of the first year of our YVI Book Club & Merit Badge Program. See below for a summary of the results we have achieved.2021-2022:YVI Podcast and "Careers...
YVI Celebrates National Veterinary Technician Week
Featured image: Alexandre Contreras -- DVM 360's 2022 Vet Tech of the Year On March 19, 2022, WIF welcomed Alexandre Contreras, our first vet tech speaker, to the YVI podcast. We are pleased to honor him during National Veterinary Technician Week (October 16-22,...
YVI – Praise from HYPE Freedom School
This summer, WIF partnered with Danielle Corbin and Dr. Tori Ellis of the Mindfulness and STEAM Lab to deliver hands-on dissection labs to youth participating in the HYPE Freedom School program in Houston, TX. Paulann Kirkland Jenkins, Operations Manager at HYPE, sent...