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Chowdhury STEM Innovation Contest another
tool in SAE educational arsenal
In any normal year students
would flock to STEM
competitions, looking for
opportunities to keep their
minds growing. From science
and history bowls, to robotics
competitions and math
challenges, COVID-19
dramatically limited their ability
to compete.
When parents and students
found the original/
first Chowdhury STEM Innovation
Contest in 2020, the flexible
format immediately resonated.
Other STEM competitions were
either too restrictive, requiring all
students to be in the same grade,
or transitioned to a completely
virtual format which didn't allow
students to engage in the same
way they could through the
Chowdhury contest.
The moment school
counselor Cindy Caliguire's
student heard about the STEM
competition, he immediately got
to work-even before he had an
official team. " He was busy
creating before I even became
the team's mentor. He started
researching ideas and reaching
out to classmates, one who was
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really good at coding and another who was good at
art, " said Cindy. " I was really excited to see them come
together as a team. They didn't always agree, but they
figured it out. I was so impressed, " she added.
Team dynamics also impressed parent and
Chowdhury mentor Melody Colebrook-Jones. Even
though students on her son's team already knew each
other somewhat through school, they were in different
grades and hadn't previously competed together in a
STEM competition. It took them awhile to determine
their roles and how they wanted to contribute. When
they would get stuck the youngest member of their
team, a fourth grader, would help keep things moving.
" He really stepped up. He was not only the youngest
member of our team, but he was also the newest, "
Melody explained.
For both teams, the chance to find a solution for a
real-world problem was also a big motivator and
something that will likely stay with them for years to
come. Through their involvement in the Chowdhury
STEM competition, their teams were able to designate
a non-profit to receive a donation-connecting their
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