MEDIA ADVISORY-San Diego Unified School District hosts STEM Education Town Hall with Assembly Select Committee Chair Tony Thurmond

 

 

 

San Diego Unified hosts STEM Education Town Hall at Clairemont High School with Assembly Select Committee Chair Tony Thurmond  

 

Town Hall Addresses STEM Education Programs and Student Preparation for the 21^st- Century Economy  

   

WHAT:            Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond), Chair of the California State Assembly Select Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education, will be leading a conversation about STEM curriculum, workforce development programs, and the best ways to prepare our students for the 21^st- century economy. The town hall will be hosted by the San Diego Unified School District and will include educators, students, business partners and other private sector leaders. The event will help shine a light on the increasingly relevant STEM courses and high-tech maker spaces that prepare students throughout San Diego Unified for college and career.

WHY:               Preparing students for careers in STEM.

WHERE:           Clairemont High School

4150 Ute Drive 

San Diego, CA 92117

 

WHEN:            Thursday, October 5, 2017, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (STEM SHOWCASE 12-1:00 p.m.)

PRESENTERS: Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond)

                        Superintendent Cindy Marten, San Diego Unified School District

                        Principal Jennifer Roberson, Clairemont High School

                        Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab      

Northrup Grumman Corporation      

San Diego Gas & Electric       

San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

 

VISUALS/PHOTOS: Clairemont High Students will show off their STEM projects at a STEM Showcase  

 

CONTACTS:     Ayodeji Taylor, Communications Director for Assemblymember Thurmond, 916-319-2015

                                 Maureen Magee, Communications Director for San Diego Unified School District, 619-381-7930