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2007-08 Annual Report
Science Literacy * Sisterhood* Self-confidence
Science Club for Girls
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The mission of Science Club for Girls is to increase the self-confidence
and science literacy of K–12th grade girls belonging to groups that are
underrepresented in the sciences, through free, after school programs
that provide experiential learning, mentorship, and leadership
opportunities.
Girls work with mentor-scientists who model and foster leadership,
affirm college as an expectation, and promote careers in science and
technology as goals and options.
Board of directors
Shirby Steward-Best, Chair City of Boston
Uche Amaechi, MBA, Treasurer Fletcher Maynard Extended Day
Alex Revioliotty, Secretary Anvil Group
Rosalyn Britt, MPH Meditech
Connie Chow, Ph.D. Science Club for Girls
Jessica Holbert (alum) UMass Boston
Beth O’Sullivan Mathemagics Workshop
Bruno Marino, Ph.D. Smart Surfaces
Mary McGowan Pettibone Boston University
Sharon Stone Citizens Bank
Staff
Connie Chow, Ph.D. Executive Director
Kareen Wilkinson Program Manager
Brianne Studer Assistant Program Manager
Stephanie Lemnios Program Coordinator
Liz Pelletier Massachusetts Promise Fellow/Site Manager
Madhvi Patil, Ph.D. Site Coordinators
Shirley Harvey Site Liaison
Deborah Jackson Site Liaison
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Dear friends,
What an exciting year for Science Club for Girls! We planted the seeds of our program in three new
communities—Boston, Lawrence and Framingham; collaborating with different partners to learn how
best to replicate our program. And we have learned much. We look forward to working with current
and new in the coming year.
We hosted our first fundraising event, Catalyst, in June. We were overwhelmed by the warm response
and the wonderful spirit of the event, as our girls, alumnae, parents and supporters came together. We
hope more of you will be able to join us next year as we celebrate our 15th anniversary.
The board and I are so proud of our eight graduating seniors--Andrea, Lillian, Louisa, Maryam, Nikki,
Ruth, TeTe and Vassia. I have had the privilege of sitting down with them individually in conversation,
and reviewed their resumes. I am amazed each time by what I learn about them. They are scholarship
recipients, participants in various STEM competitions, leaders in other youth groups and in their faith
communities, mentors outside of Science Club; accomplished athletes, singers and scholars.
We here at Science Club will sorely miss them. We have no doubt that they will blossom and excel in
their various undertakings, and wish them the best of luck! We hope they will return and volunteer with
us, or start a club through their college campus!
We will continue to strive to provide the best programs possible for these and other young women, and
help them pursue their dreams! Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
!
Letter from the Executive Director, Connie Chow
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Programs Overview
Science Clubs • Girls from K-7th grades welcome • Meetings take place for ~1 hour, once a week, for
8-10 weeks in the spring and fall • Semester-end Science Fair showcases what girls
have learned and accomplished
Junior Assistant Program • Girls from 7th-12th grades can apply • Co-lead experiments in school-year clubs • Teach clubs during the summer • Serve as mentors for younger girls • Learn leadership and life skills • Explore careers in science and engineering
Rocket Team • Designs and builds rockets every other Saturday
at MIT • Competes in the Team America Rocketry
Challenge
Media Team • Girls design, write and publish a print newsletter • Contribute to an oral history project: Women of
Power
Catalyst 2008: Our First Fundraising Event MIT President Susan Hockfield delivered a video address affirming the necessity of programs like ours and imparted her advice to our girls to continue to be curious. Ms. Judy Ozbun and Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff were honored for their unflagging efforts to make science and engineering accessible to females and underrepresented groups. The program highlighted a panel of Junior Assistants and alumni who discussed their experience in Science Club and the impact of an all girls' environment and mentorship on their individual development and growth.
Science literacy.
Sisterhood.
Self-confidence.
These are attributes that
Science Club for Girls seeks to build.
SCFG is devoted to
making science fun and interesting
for young girls and to
providing avenues for adolescent
girls to discover their own talents, and
to build their capacity for leadership.
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TeTe, graduating senior
“I remember first joining SCFG as a 'student'.
Participating in group experiments and falling in
love with science [and] chemistry...It's been eight
years now, and I can't believe that I'm not going to be
here next year. I will truly miss this program and I
hope it continues to give females the motivation to be
whatever they want to be.
“I plan to … major in Sports Management and minor in
Chemistry. I will never forget the joys I’ve had as a JA (Junior
Assistant) and as a member of the media team.
“SCFG forever has my love and support.
Peace, love and hair grease!!!”
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Program Results
Junior Assistant survey results 92% reported that SCFG has had a
positive effect on their attitude
towards science
95% realize that science is helpful in
understanding today's world
74% reported that participating in
SCFG has helped them to
become a better science student
72% learned to communicate her
thoughts and ideas clearly
78% became more comfortable
speaking in front of a group of
people
92% learned how to be more
responsible
87% learned how to work as part of a
team
94% learned to be a mentor to a
young child
Facts and Figures 616 youth in total participated in Science Club for Girls this year! 331 girls (and 66 boys) in 1st-7th grades participated in after school, Saturday and school day clubs.
57 Junior Assistants in 8-12th grades led clubs.
Rocket Team mentors led a group of 5 girls to design, build, and launch model rockets.
The 6 members of the Media Team conducted interviews, edited and oversaw the production of a print newsletter each semester and continued to update our website.
140 children in K-5 benefited from 6 weekly one-hour sessions in the summer program.
11 girls participated in the Summer Peer Mentoring Program.
IMPACT
All 8 high school participants in our Junior
Assistant program who graduated in June 2008
were accepted into 4-year colleges.
Five of them plan to be science or engineering
majors.
Where are this year’s graduates headed?
Boston University, Emerson College, Regis College (2), Framingham State College, Mass. College of Pharmacy
and Health Sciences, Columbia University
(deferred), Hood College.
We are grateful for the 90 +
women who served as mentor-
scientists
35% of them are women of color
38% have a graduate degree
and/or are professionals
They’re from BU, Harvard, Lesley,
MCPHS, MIT, Northeastern, Tufts,
Simmons, Wellesley; Amgen,
Bose, Comcast, Draper, General
Mills, Genzyme & Novartis.
44 additional volunteers helped at
our various events. Thank you!
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Partners All our partners, like SCFG, believe in the need to close the achievement gap that currently exists in the fields of math and science for young girls, particularly those from economically disadvantaged communities.
Sponsors
We couldn't be where we are without the support of long time sponsors, such as Biogen Idec Foundation, Genzyme and Omega Natural Sciences, who have been sponsoring us since 2004.
At the same time, we have been able to reach many more girls due to the support of new partners.
The Amelia Peabody Foundation, Boston Scientific Foundation, Llewellyn Foundation, Boston Jewish Community Women’s Fund, Motorola Innovation Generation Fund and others have been instrumental in enabling our pilot programs in Boston, Lawrence, and Framingham.
School Year Club Sites
Boston (new) • Tobin School • McCormack School (Citizen's
Schools partnership)
Cambridge • King Open School • Fletcher-Maynard Academy • Cambridgeport School • King and Amigos School • MIT (Rocket team)
Framingham (new) • Greater Framingham Community
Church
Lawrence (new) • Movement City at Lawrence
Community Works
Newton • Myrtle Baptist Church
“Our primary focus is to support innovative
and effective programs that provide a significant impact
with measurable results.
Without exception, Science Club for Girls
complements our objectives.”
Jacqueline Boas,
Boston Scientific Foundation
Summer Partners
Cambridge • Cambridge Community Center • King Open Day Camp • King Summer Splash Camp • Middlesex Boys & Girls Club • Frisoli Youth Center • Fletcher Maynard Academy
Summer Program
Field trip host sites (Pilot program) • Biogen Idec • Broad Institute • Deer Island Waste Water
Treatment Plant • Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,
Garrett & Dunner (IP) • Museum of Science
"...your program for our girls is
exceptional," Ms. David, Extended
Learning Services Manager at the
Maurice J. Tobin School in Boston.
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Sowing the Seeds of Science
We piloted Science Clubs in 5 sites in Boston, Lawrence and
Framingham, allowing 50 girls to become marine biologists,
building engineers, chemists etc. Girls in several clubs couldn’t
wait to get started again in the spring! We’re grateful for our
new partners who provided the space to host our clubs.
Rube Goldberg Machines
Guided by the Society of Women Engineers chapter at the
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, seventh graders at our
Newton site realized their imaginations through electro-
magnetic principles and mechanical engineering to create
lemonade-making and a candy-dispensing Rube Goldberg
machines. These girls demonstrated these at Family Science
Day at the American Association for the Advancement of
Science Annual Meeting in February in Boston.
Program Highlights After school and on Saturdays, girls from across eastern Massachusetts are connected to women who are passionate about science and engineering. Through special field trips, girls encounter resources beyond those we bring to their schools, churches and community centers.
CSI Night at the Cambridge Science Festival
In spring 2007, Science Club for Girls hosted another Forensics
Festival for more than 40 children during the second annual
Cambridge Science Festival at the King/Amigos School. Thanks
to the many volunteers, including the Cambridge Police
Department, and a group of 13 women from Boston University's
Delta Phi Omega sorority who made the event a
"I would actually like science if they taught it like this in school."
a new 6th grade participant of our Lawrence program
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“Without [Science Club for Girls], I wouldn’t have been so into science. It improved my academic performance, because usually I had learned it there first. I had more confidence to answer questions in class."
Jessica, alumna who attended from K-12th grade
Green Building Tour
The Shirley Ann Jackson Physicists (6th graders) in Lawrence
concluded their place-based curriculum with a public green
building tour of Our House, where club is held. Architect
Bruce Hampton who designed the building showed the girls
the various sustainable design features at the beginning of the
semester. The girls incorporated what they learned about
insulation, solar panels, and compact fluorescent light bulbs
into their tour.
Pilot Field Trip for 5th graders
Our 5th Grade Mae Jemison Astronauts at the Cambridgeport
School went all the way to Winthrop to show off to staff
members at the FDA what they learned in their Blast Off!
curriculum. The adults in turn eagerly shared with the girls
various experiments in the labs, from microbiology to chemical
analysis.
Multi-site Museum of Science Overnight
For the first time, 5-7th grade girls from different schools in
Cambridge and Newton came together to discover new
friendships, stayed up to do fun science and slept under the
dinosaurs!
Junior Assistant Field Trips
…because science is everywhere.
ThinkFest * Girls Get Connected
Technology Conference * Draper
Labs * Chandra Control Center * Art
Conservation and Collections,
Museum of Fine Arts
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Diverse Income Stream As SCFG increases its revenue to meet the demand for our programs, we have continued to diversify our income sources to include support from the corporate community and partnerships with government agencies.
As a next step, SCFG will develop funding campaigns targeting individual donors, unique fundraising events that will increase its visibility within the community. These parallel strategies will allow SCFG to maintain its sustainability and viability.
Focus on Programming
Science Club for Girls has maintained a fiscally responsible expense history. By utilizing in-kind donations and maximizing volunteer contributions, SCFG is able to retain highly skilled staff to offer high-quality programs with reasonable operating expenses.
FY05-06 FY06-07 FY07-08
Revenue $156,300 $240,900 $317,180
Expense $125,130 $181,620 $276,540
In-kind $76,900 $78,340 $89,880
Total Assets $61,160 $116,660 $157,300
Expense Distribution
Program 83%
Administration 10%
Fundraising 8%
Fundraising 8%
2007-08
Financials
“It’s hard not to be passionate about Science Club for Girls. It’s an organic, positive experience. Once you’ve done one thing you just keep coming back for more,” said Ms. Judy Ozbun, advisor to SCFG, and formerly Community Relations Manager at Genzyme
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Thanks for enabling the gift of wonder.
INDIVIDUALS Cora Beth Abel, Martha Ahrens & Gary Madison, John Athanasopoulos, Uche Amaechi, Donna Barnett, Frederick & Mary Barr, Barry Berk, Scott Berk, Shirby Best, Judith Ohnermus Bisson, Rosalyn Britt, Melissa Bryant-Neal & Joel Neal, Frederick Cabot, Jill Canelli, JW Cannon, Anne Chessler, Timothy Chow, C. Chow, Anne Coghlan, Frances Cooper, Kelly Cooper, Pamela Daniels, Atty & Norma Dworski, Joshua Flax, David Fleming, Craig Forest, Laura Forest, Virginia Fuller, Walter & Celia Gilbert, Mark & Joung Goulet, Susan Haber, Tayyaba Hasan, Deborah & Jack Heffernan, Donna Hill, Roberta Hirsch, Greg Jobin-Leed, Ruthann & Thomas Kirby, Kevin Knobloch, Marla MacDonald & Paul Johnson, Bruno Marino, Tom McGowan, Kathleen McKinney, Patrice Milos, Ronda Moore, Ben Munoz, Lauren Silverman, David Spillane & Linda Murphy, Blair & Debbie Okita, Beth O'Sullivan, Mary McGowan Pettibone, Whitney Retallic, Alex Reveliotty, Julie Robotham, Jo Solet, Sharon Stone, Maura Vogel, Emily Wade, Lisa Wang, Ernestine Washington, Mark Hickman & Sue Wee, Susan Whitehead, Union of Concerned Scientists staff, HMS/HSDM JCSW members GIFTS-IN-KIND Biogen Idec Community Lab, Broad Institute, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge Public Schools, Cambridge School Volunteers, Citizen Schools, Classic Graphx, College Club of Boston, Draper Labs, Eva Reck Todtfeld, G Z Pizza, Greater Framingham Community Church, Lawrence CommunityWorks, Lesley College, Massachusetts Promise Fellowship, Maurice J. Tobin School, Middle East Restaurant, MIT, Museum of Science, Myrtle Baptist Church, Nature Publishing Group, Pfizer, Sebastian’s
Science Club for Girls and our families would like to extend our gratitude to all our donors who have made it possible for girls and boys to explore science and learning. $25,000+ Amelia Peabody Foundation, Boston Scientific Foundation, United Way* Today's Girls...Tomorrow's Leaders (*SCFG is not an affiliate)
Ellen Swallow Richards $15,000-$24,999 Motorola Innovation Generation Fund, Abbott Fund, Genzyme Corporation, Proctor & Gamble, Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
Marie Curie $10,000-$14,999 Anna B. Stearns Foundation, Boston Jewish Community Women's Fund, Biogen Idec Foundation, Mattel Children's Foundation
Jewel Plummer Cobb $5,000-$9,999 Rebecca Pomroy Foundation, Caswell Foundation, City of Cambridge, Omega Natural Sciences; Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garret & Dunner; Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium, Merck Research Laboratory-Boston, Millipore Foundation, Novartis, Plymouth Rock Assurance Foundation
Maria Goeppert-Mayer $2,500-$4,999 City of Cambridge, Corners Fund, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Citizens Bank, Lenny Zakim Fund, Loomis Sayles, MIT Community Service Fund
Marie Maynard Daly $1,000-$2,499 Draper Labs, Symantec, Harvard/MIT COOP, Pfizer Research Technology Center
Kate Gleason $500-$999 Bose Corporation, New England Roots & Shoots Diversity Initiative, Richard Jacobus Family Foundation
Elizabeth Blackwell up to $499 Cabot Corporation, Mass-AWIS, MGH Center for Faculty Development
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