KnolShare.org supports the 5 Saturdays (Agile Science, Technology, Engineering, Agile and Math (STEAM) program that enables innovation and agility through collaborative and project-based learning workshops with high school students.
We ask that you make a small donation to continue the interest and growth in technology and agile project management. Thank you in advance for your continued generosity and commitment to building a community of future IT and business professionals. All donations are tax deductible (5Saturdays.org is supported by JCWALK Ministries, a non-profit organization).
In a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) world, we have to provide our future leaders with the skills that will help them to thrive in a global competitive landscape. The activities, exercises and projects that are completed in the program enrich the Four Essential Cs we are striving our students to develop towards becoming college- and career ready: Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Communication.
In the 5 Saturdays’ workshops, students receive learning experiences that open the door to a career in technology and business. It is a Science, Technology, Engineering, Agile, and Math (STEAM) program that emphasize agile project-based learning that encourages students to embrace self-directed innovations.
Students:
At the conclusion of the 5 Saturdays’ workshops, students are able to:
- Develop a resume and interview skills
- Demonstrate leadership and communications skills
- Collaborate with team members to develop a self-organized project
- Excel in a project-based environment
- Practice Agile, Business, and Technology concepts
- Increase personal confidence to succeed
- Leverage new skills that are transferable to high school, college, and work
Learning Facilitators:
At the conclusion of the 5 Saturdays’ workshops, learning facilitators are able to:
- Provide guidance to students so they can develop a resume and interviewing skills
- Demonstrate leadership and communications skills
- Collaborate with team members to develop a self-organized project
- Excel in a project-based environment
- Grasp Agile and technology concepts
- Increase personal confidence to succeed
- Leverage new skills that are transferable to community and work activities
- Claim professional development credits (PDUs or SEUs)