马萨诸塞州2026年STEM周开幕 近46.5万美元设计挑战拨款惠及逾万名学生
位于马萨诸塞州 Suffolk 县的波士顿（Boston）10月19日迎来2026年马萨诸塞州 STEM 周开幕：州政府当天在 Boston 的科学博物馆（Museum of Science）举行启动活动，副州长 Kim Driscoll、州教育厅长 Steve Zrike 等官员与学生共同参与工程设计挑战，拉开10月19日至23日为期一周的全州 STEM 活动序幕。马萨诸塞州教育执行办公室10月19日发布新闻稿公布上述安排，本届 STEM 周主题为「STEM starts now」（STEM 从现在开始）。
与开幕同步公布的还有近46.5万美元的 STEM 周设计挑战（Design Challenge）拨款，授予七家非营利机构，预计让全州超过10,000名学前至12年级学生参与动手 STEM 学习与职业探索。州长 Maura Healey 表示：「我们希望马萨诸塞州的每一名学生都有机会对 STEM 产生兴趣，看清它与周围世界的联系。」
七家受资助机构的项目各有侧重：Blackstone Valley Hub for Workforce Development 将以生物制造为题让约600名高中生动手解决真实问题；科学博物馆的「工程职业探索」预计覆盖约300名教师与3,000名学生，并新设无障碍职业探索内容；Wade Institute for Science Education 的水资源工程挑战将经约100名教师覆盖约5,000名初中生；The Space Consortium 的太空探索设计挑战预计覆盖1,000多名学生；Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts、Work-Based Learning Alliance 与 YMCAs of Massachusetts 也分别以机器人、可持续水产养殖场设计与绿色场馆设计等题目组织学生参与。
州教育厅长 Steve Zrike 表示，这批设计挑战特别注重覆盖以往在 STEM 领域代表性不足的学生群体，包括有色人种学生、女生、低收入与第一代大学生家庭学生、英语学习者与残障学生，并为教师提供专业培训与实施资源。STEM 周期间，全州的托育机构、学校、高校、雇主与社区组织将共同举办动手学习活动，让学生接触 STEM 从业者与相关职业。
Massachusetts Kicks Off 2026 STEM Week, With Nearly $465,000 in Design Challenge Grants Reaching 10,000+ Students
Massachusetts opened its 2026 STEM Week in Boston, in Suffolk County, on October 19, with a kickoff event at the Museum of Science where Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Education Secretary Steve Zrike and other officials joined students for an engineering design challenge. STEM Week runs October 19-23, 2026, under the theme 'STEM starts now,' the Executive Office of Education announced in a press release dated October 19.
Announced alongside the kickoff were nearly $465,000 in STEM Week Design Challenge grants to seven nonprofit organizations, expected to engage more than 10,000 PK-12 students across Massachusetts in hands-on STEM learning and career exploration. 'We want every student in Massachusetts to have the chance to get excited about STEM and see how it connects to the world around them,' said Governor Maura Healey.
The seven grantees' projects include the Blackstone Valley Hub for Workforce Development, which will have about 600 high school students tackle real-world biomanufacturing challenges; the Museum of Science's Engineering Careers Exploration, expected to reach about 300 educators and 3,000 students, with a new Accessibility Careers Exploration in development; the Wade Institute for Science Education's water-engineering challenge, reaching roughly 5,000 middle school students through about 100 educators; and the Space Consortium's Space Exploration Design Challenge, expected to reach more than 1,000 PK-12 students. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, the Work-Based Learning Alliance and the YMCAs of Massachusetts will run robotics, sustainable aquaculture design and green-facility design challenges.
Education Secretary Steve Zrike said the Design Challenges aim to expand access to applied STEM learning and increase participation among students who have historically been underrepresented in STEM, including students of color, girls, low-income and first-generation students, English learners, and students with disabilities, while also supporting educators with professional development and resources. During STEM Week, child care providers, schools, colleges, employers and community organizations across the Commonwealth provide hands-on learning experiences and introduce learners to STEM professionals and careers.
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图片来源：图：位于 Boston 的科学博物馆（Museum of Science）临 Charles River 外景（资料图），Daderot 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: The Museum of Science in Boston on the Charles River (file photo), by Daderot, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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