Seeds to STEM: Cultivating early Nutrition, Literacy, Numeracy, and STEM knowledge and skills in Teachers, 3-5 year olds, and Families through a Bilingual Asset-based curriculum in Two Major Cities

种子到STEM(S2S)提出了一个双语项目，面向3-5岁的城市儿童， 他们的家人和学龄前教师关于儿童营养的重要性，早期 STEM和扫盲，以及幼儿园准备情况，以满足国家多样化的需求 STEM教育渠道，降低不成比例的贫困、饥饿、健康不良、 居住在人口密集城市的家庭受教育程度低。本SEPA 该项目将创新的重点放在食品获取和早期注册的未充分认证的家庭上 学习中心，包括家庭托儿所。 这些低成本的选择，通常是由工作但负担不起或没有 获得高质量的幼儿学习和护理资源，需要更好地 纳入改善学前教育的倡议。 我们假设，以研究和资产为基础的方法同时教育 学龄前儿童、他们的老师和家庭将促进早期STEM和扫盲 学习，鼓励健康的饮食习惯，提高低收入儿童对幼儿园的准备 居住在两个主要城市的收入家庭--宾夕法尼亚州费城和加利福尼亚州洛杉矶。三 产品交付成果将在SEPA授权期结束时通过 项目网站和PI与专业关系网的连接。除项目外 参赛者，九家博物馆已经在这份申请中附上了支持信。 1关于幼儿营养和学校的双语探究式课程 通过以下方式整合STEM、识字和算术学习的准备情况 实验活动在教室、城市花园和 家庭住宅； 2针对认证不足的学前班的专业发展和课堂辅导 作为一项创新，教育工作者包括以家庭为基础的儿童保育提供者； 3个项目，让家庭能够一起学习，理解幼儿园 做好准备，并更多地与其社区的营养资源联系起来。

Seeds to STEM (S2S) proposes a bilingual program that educates urban children ages 3- 5, their families, and preschool teachers about the importance of childhood nutrition, early STEM and literacy, and kindergarten readiness in order to address national needs to diversify the STEM education pipeline and reduce disproportionate rates of poverty, hunger, ill health, and low educational achievement among families living in dense cityscapes. This SEPA project has an innovative focus on food access and families enrolled in under-accredited early learning centers, including home-based childcare. These low-cost options, often chosen by families who work but cannot afford or do not have access to high quality early childhood learning and care resources, need to be better incorporated into preschool education improvement initiatives. We hypothesize that a research- and asset-based approach to simultaneously educating preschool children, their teachers, and families will promote early STEM and literacy learning, encourage healthy eating habits, and increase kindergarten readiness among low income families living in two major cities -- Philadelphia, PA, and Los Angeles, CA. Three product deliverables will be nationally distributed by the end of a SEPA grant period via a project website and PI connections to professional networks. In addition to project participants, nine museums have appended Support Letters to this application. 1 A bilingual inquiry-based curriculum about early childhood nutrition and school readiness that integrates STEM, literacy, and numeracy learning through experimental activities growing food inside classrooms, urban gardens, and family homes; 2 Professional development and in-class coaching for under-accredited pre-K educators including, as an innovation, home-based childcareproviders; 3 Programs that empower families to learn together, understand kindergarten readiness, and be more connected to nutrition resources in their communities.