"Do you know what I learned today? Science is sticky!” exclaimed one OSS student after spending the afternoon constructing a tower using spaghetti and marshmallows.
On May 23, 50 students from Our Sisters’ School in New Bedford, Massachusetts had the opportunity to explore engineering as a career. US Director, Sarah Thomas, and g4g Founder, Melissa Rancourt, led hands-on workshops using daisies, legos, spaghetti and marshmallows to demonstrate science and engineering concepts.
The girls were also given the opportunity to learn about one of our greenlight schools in another part of the world – the Democratic Republic of Congo. After viewing a video made by the girls in the DRC, “Science through our eyes”, the OSS girls were full of questions about life in the Congo. When seeing the girls at school, one OSS girl exclaimed, “They wear uniforms too! Just like us.”
Greenlight for girls would like to thank the Director and teachers of the school for their enthusiasm to conduct a day of science for the girls – and the girls themselves for an inspiring day for everyone.
More school visits and activities continue this week as we get ready for our big event day on 2ndJune at UMass Dartmouth.
