Inside our schools

Split Classroom and STEAM Olympics

Ashlyn Bergethon, Chrissy Baker, Sarissa Bryant & Kaitlyn Piston
Frank W. Cox High School
Virginia Beach, VA
Split Classroom &
Steam Olympics
 Benefits of Mentorship within classrooms
✘ Establishes higher self-confidence and self esteem

✘ Creates positive change in the lives of the students

✘ Youth in school-based mentoring programs completed

higher quality work, better academic standings, and
finished a larger portion of their assignments.
 55 %
More likely to enroll in college

52%
Less likely to skip school

78 %
More likely to volunteer regularly

130%
More likely to hold leadership positions
 The Importance Of STEM Education
✘ STEM occupations are growing
immensely

✘ Builds problem solving skills at

an early age

✘ Innovation leads to new

products and processes
“ A lot of people have gone
further than they thought
they could because someone
else thought they
Zig Ziglar
could.”
 Our Vision
Learn in a fun and safe Environment

We as a class, and as future educators, want our students to

learn in a safe, inviting, fun environment. By providing
mentorship since the beginning of the school year, the
students have grown socially, emotionally, and academically
by learning social skills and STEM related material.
Our Story
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 Works cited
“Benefits for Young People.” Benefits for Young People | Youth.gov, youth.gov/youth-topics/mentoring/benefits-mentoring-young-people.

Fischer, Adrienne. Early STEM Education, 20 Mar. 2019, www.ncsl.org/research/education/early-stem-education.aspx.

McClure, Elisabeth. “4 Things Everyone Should Know About Early STEM Learning.” Common Sense Education, 21 Mar. 2017,

www.commonsense.org/education/articles/4-things-everyone-should-know-about-early-stem-learning.

“Why Is STEM Education So Important?” Engineering For Kids, 2 Feb. 2016,

www.engineeringforkids.com/about/news/2016/february/why-is-stem-education-so-important-/.

Wu, Marissa. “The Importance of Youth Mentorship.” Boston University, 15 Mar. 2016, www.bu.edu/csc/2016/03/15/siblings-spring-fling-2/.
 THANK You!
Feel Free to Contact Us!
Chrissy Baker: Christinne.baker@gmail.com
Ashlyn Bergethon: vtftashlynberg@gmail.com
Sarissa Bryant: Sarissa.bryant@gmail.com
Kaitlyn Piston: Kaitpiston@gmail.com

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