Leading women in STEM

Developing tomorrow's engineering leaders

Sustainability at the University of Celaya

Sustainable Development Goals Impacted

Introduction

When you were little, what did you dream of being when you grew up? Did you ever want to be an aerospace engineer? Did you ever want to build the fastest car in the world? Did you ever want to learn more about chemistry and the different components and reactions that exist? While other girls your age were having fun watching cartoons, you were watching the programs Inside the factory Or How is it done?

Then you certainly had the profile of a STEM child.

Coordinated by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Celaya and carried out by students of Engineering of the same faculty, together they developed the project Leading women in STEM which has the objective of promoting interest and learning in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) areas in a group of girls in 5th and 6th grades of public elementary schools. 

In this project, engineering student mentors pass on their love of mathematics through fun and educational experiences even during confinement and online classes to elementary school girls, or rather, to the engineers of the future. Mentor engineering students change their common activities to search for educational apps to design pink cars with glitter textures; parents get involved in their daughters' learning and accompany them. And of course, the professors at the University of Celaya coordinate the staff of engineering student mentors to make it all happen. 

The girls learn through hands-on practice topics such as: artificial intelligence, 3D printing, robotics, programming, basic electrical circuits, renewable energies and everything related to Automotive, Biomedical, Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering.

As a result, the participating girls express that in the future they want to study engineering and most of them want to study it at the University of Celaya. The 10 and 11 year old students are learning subjects that they would normally learn until high school and very importantly, the learning is being accomplished in a practical and fun way.

Trajectory

This project began in September 2019 in a face-to-face manner, the January-June 2020 semester was truncated in March due to the health contingency and in order to continue with this valuable project, from the August-December 2020 semester it was carried out virtually.l. Subsequently, when the safe return to the classroom was made, face-to-face activities were resumed and growth was boosted to invite more and more girls to participate. This program has been awarded at the national level with the Santander X Award granted by Grupo Santander, CENTRO, Universidad Insurgentes, the National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education, and by the Federation of Private Mexican Institutions of Higher Education, in the topic of University Initiatives for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 2022. 

Public elementary schools that started in September 2019.

  • Constitution of 1857
  • Netzahualcoyolt
  • Enriqueta Macias
  • Heroes of Celaya

Observation: 60 girls were enrolled but the average attendance was 15 due to difficulties in being able to use their parents' cell phone and network usage.

Schools currently participating 2023

  • Pedro María Anaya 
  • Heroes of Celaya 
  • Constitution of 1857 
  • Enriqueta Macias Padilla 
  • Netzahualcoyotl 
  • Gasca Community

PROGRAM IMPACT

The participation of both STEM girls and their mentors has increased over time, and the commitment of the Uni community is to continue to encourage broad participation.

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Are you interested in joining the mentoring group?

Check the schedule of the sessions, so you can get involved in this activity.

 

 

With this project, the students and faculty of Universidad de Celaya continue to contribute to the development of our communities. Specifically in target 5.c. of goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals.

If you are interested in joining this group of student and faculty mentors and coordinators, please send your information to the following e-mail address: rlces@udec.edu.mx

Rosalinda Cerda Sánchez - 461 613 9099 ext. 1481

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"Sow good ideas in children even if they do not understand them... The years will decipher them in their understanding and make them bloom in their heart.(Maria Montessori).

Participate in the project as a STEM Girl:

Program policies: "Click here"

If you are an elementary school student and you are interested in being part of the program, talk to your mother, father or guardian and ask them to send your information through the following QR code form or access button. Or, if you are a parent and you perceive your daughter's interest in becoming an engineer of tomorrow, send her information through any of the following links:

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"A sign should be posted on each child stating: Treat with care, contains dreams" (Mirko Badiale).

Studies and publications:

Science teaching-learning and research in basic education in Mexico. https://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/1116

Phone number: +52 (461) 613 9099
informes@udec.edu.mx

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Location: Carretera Panamericana km. 269 Col. Rancho Pinto, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico C.P. 38080

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