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Fluor-BWXT launches new science education program
Tim Poe, FBP Nuclear Operations Manager, helps Western students with an experiment.
Pike County, Ohio- Fluor-BWXT is excited to launch a new science education program aimed at getting local students to start thinking about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) careers.
STEAM Ahead is an interactive, hands-on experience that exposes students to a world of possibilities in science.
“We are excited to help southern Ohio students explore the potential of a STEAM career,” said JD Dowell, FBP Site Project Director. “By going into the classroom and sharing our experiences in science, we hope we can encourage students to start thinking about their futures and how science provides a wide variety of opportunities.”
STEAM Ahead is an interactive, hands-on experience that exposes students to a world of possibilities in science.
âWe are excited to help southern Ohio students explore the potential of a STEAM career,â said JD Dowell, FBP Site Project Director. âBy going into the classroom and sharing our experiences in science, we hope we can encourage students to start thinking about their futures and how science provides a wide variety of opportunities.â
The pilot program is now underway at the elementary and junior high schools in Pike Countyâs Western Local School District.
âItâs so important for us to use programs like STEAM Ahead to help emphasize science to our students,â said Bethany Whitt, principal for grades four through six. âExposure to science is critical to their education. These creative experiments and the chance to talk to the experts really gets them excited about learning.â