STEM Stars
Guiding the Guides: Jasmine Maldonado, Director of Science Coaching, Inspires STEM Pedagogy at NYSCI
You might catch her leading a Pre-K class through a hands-on demo, orchestrating experiments on the stage, or sparking curiosity with a quick tinkering challenge. By night, she’s a musician and rocker—but by day, she’s shaping the next generation of STEM learners and coaching educators to bring science alive in classrooms across the city.
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The Lab: Thought Leadership
How NYSCI Connects Communities and Universities with Emerging Technologies
At NYSCI, we believe that people learn science best when they are given opportunities to explore ideas in ways that feel connected to their own interests and experiences. Emerging technologies—from AI to quantum systems—are becoming more influential every year, yet they can feel distant if they’re only discussed in technical settings.
The Lab: Thought Leadership, STEM In The City
Empowering Teachers and Students Through Science and Civics
NYSCI's Your Light and Air program is a five-year project designed to support civic science education in classrooms. The goal is simple but powerful: to demonstrate to students that science isn’t just a subject in school, it's a way to make sense of the world and a tool for making change in their own communities.
The Lab: Thought Leadership
When Astronauts Come Down to Earth, Young Learners Reach for the Stars
With support from the U.S. Department of Education’s Congressionally Funded Community Projects program, we launched an ambitious effort to make space science not only accessible but joyful and meaningful for our youngest learners.
