STEM YES! Summer 2024 Camp| Session 2: Engineering/Technology (STUDENTS)

DirectEmployers Institute

9100 N Purdue Road, 46268, Indianapolis, IN, United States

DirectEmployers Institute

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The DirectEmployers Institute bDirectEmployers Institute is a nonprofit organization that enables middle and high school students to explore STEM careers with Central Indiana employers. With a focus on serving Central Indiana students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged due to underrepresentation or disabilities, the foundation’s mission is to inspire and prepare the next generation to meet the needs of a more diverse global workforce. This mission involves bringing a simulated workplace environment directly to students in state-of-the-art, project-based STEM Learning Labs and through local workplace learning programs.rings learning to life by uniting public and private employers, schools and non-profit organizations that have a passion for creating a diversified workforce for students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged due to underrepresentation or disabilities.We inspire and prepare the next generation of a more diverse global workforce by bringing a simulated workplace environment directly to students in our state-of-the-art, project-based STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Center and through local workplace learning programs.We also envision a future in which students who are low income, from underrepresented groups, and have disabilities; gain hands-on project-based experiences and workplace learning opportunities with local employers to prepare them to enter high wage careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and explore contemporary business practices with local employers.To achieve this vision, we work closely with educational and youth-serving organizations to identify high potential, socioeconomically disadvantaged students and match them with employers that are committed to increasing equality and diversity in their workforce.