Science Olympiad, Inc.

📽 Check out our video proposal for SXSW EDU! This session is titled "From Competition to Career: The Success of Science Olympiad" 💗 During this session, we'll be discussing the impact of the Science Olympiad organization and how it has helped launch many successful careers in STEM! This session will be a game-changer for non-profit leaders and educators looking to propel their organizations & students by harnessing the power of program alumni. 🖐 Can you do me a favor, please? ➡ We need your vote on this! ✅ Please follow the link below, make a free account, and press the up arrow! ✅ Link 2: https://lnkd.in/gQ8xepC2 #sxsw #sxswedu SXSW EDU Science Olympiad, Inc. Peter Hung, Connor Todd, Sneha Mohan

Developing the lives and careers of Science Olympiad alums is the highest goal we could achieve. Please join us in celebrating the newest class of Science Olympiad Alumni Research Grant winners! 💫

School isn't out for summer! We're halfway through the Science Olympiad, Inc. Virtual Bootcamp and just about to launch our in-person Build Clinic at the Northern Illinois University Naperville campus next week. Everyone is loving the online learning and the opportunity to get a jump-start on the 2025 Science Olympiad season. A partnership with the National Science Teaching Association only makes it sweeter! Thanks to all the 350+ teachers who have joined our Summer Workshop series and all the presenters and staff who are making the experience so engaging! 😎 John F. Loehr Deb Mendenhall Dan Nichols Elizabeth Mulkerrin, Ed.D. Gertrude J. Casey Jennifer Kopach Connor Todd Donna Lee Young Stephen Gee Cynthia Robyn Fischer Araneesh Pratap Annika Gomez, PhD Emily Rennich Shelly, Sharon, Ralph, Chuck, Greg, Jeremy, Andy, Tony, Brian A., Flavio, Lin, Ian, Karen, Gary, John T., Russ, Ceann, Brian H., Pete and so many more! 🙌

I am over the moon to announce NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut and Science Olympiad alum Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger as Keynote Speaker for the 40th Annual Science Olympiad National Tournament at Michigan State University on Friday, May 24! Before Dottie was a flight engineer and mission commander, she got her start as a competitor in Science Olympiad at Fort Collins High School, then coached a team at Hudson Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington. It’s a full circle moment for her, and a full circle moment for all of us at Science Olympiad, Inc. soinc.org/40

Science Olympiad is hiring! We're searching for a full-time Marketing Communications Manager to join our team in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Social media, branding, graphic design and CRM skills are a plus! Apply by 5/6/24! 💻

🛠 Ever found yourself wrestling with confusing IKEA assembly instructions? If you believe you can do better than those bewildering diagrams, Science Olympiad, Inc. has an event might be your perfect match. Instead of battling Allen wrenches and unclear illustrations, participants in the "Write-It-Do-It" event describe objects by writing assembly instructions using precise language. Their partner will then attempt to recreate the original object with these same written instructions. If you're looking to enhance your communication skills, or have an interest in learning more about this event, check out my latest article with The Whole Kid. The "Write-It-Do-It" event in the Science Olympiad competition taught me the importance of precise language, sequencing, and built-in adaptability in designing easy-to-follow instructions. Read the article to learn more about how scientific skills and communication go hand-in-hand. Have any ideas for future topics? Comment below! Know someone that will find this information useful? Share with your connections!

2nd year hosting two regional Science Olympiad, Inc. (SO) tournaments at Baldwin Wallace University! This has become the highlight of the spring for me! Our campus had over 900 students, their families, teachers, and volunteers! The campus was buzzing with activity in our labs, classrooms, and dining hall! My favorite part was the award ceremony. Seeing the teams encouraging and cheering for each other was a joy! We were able to share with the students about #STEMScholarships through the State of Ohio's #ChooseOhioFirst program and consider our BW Division of Community Learning opportunities in the summer and throughout the year to engage with STEM, athletics, and arts! www.bw.edu/dcl Fun facts! Ohio ranks seventh in the country regarding the overall number of student participants. More than 4,500 students from around Ohio make up 300+ teams that compete each year in the program. SO encourages students 6-12 to demonstrate their skills in STEM areas and has 46 hands-on events in multiple STEM disciplines that require preparation, commitment, coaching, and practice throughout the year. To my network: If you want to get involved, please get in touch with me! The day's excitement and interaction with students and their families and coaches is hard to describe and you can make an impact by getting involved. We can benefit from additional organizations coming alongside us in the future to sponsor this event and interact with these talented students! Thank you to Kristi Reklinski and Lauren Scotta, M.Ed., for their support in carrying out such a large-scale event on our campus! #STEMHappensHere #ScienceOlympiad #ChooseOhioFirst for #STEM! Ohio Department of Higher Education

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