Currently accepting new partners for Spring / Summer 2024. Contact us ASAP
Under Construction... 👷🏾♀️🚧 🟣 2024
Currently accepting new partners for Spring / Summer 2024. Contact us ASAP
Under Construction... 👷🏾♀️🚧 🟣 2024
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Day One Tech STE(A)M is an organization that focuses on empowering youth and families in culturally responsive ways. We work closely with communities to create spaces of empowerment through modern technology while also drawing on classical knowledge in STEM from our ancestors. Our aim is to lift people into the future through STEM education and entertainment services, with a particular focus on serving Black, Brown, indigenous, Immigrant, and Refugee communities.
DOT is an organization that was established in late 2019 to provide a much-needed STEM pedagogy that incorporates Trauma-Informed Care, Self-Efficacy, and Cultural Responsiveness. DOT's first program was a STEM class that combined Robotics, Hip-Hop beat-making, and Acrylic Art mediums. The program was initially funded out of pocket by the Founder, Benjamin Lostheart. The first class was held on a Saturday and was facilitated by Benjamin and one of DOT's first supporters and good friends, Malik. The first class had ten children from the Rockwood neighborhood who had various perspectives on traditional education in, in-school and after-school education. The curriculum was built on love and respect for who we all are and where we come from. The class ran for four hours, and the children did not want to leave at the end!
By the end of the school year in 2023, we had successfully run programs in 15 schools located in East Multnomah County, Portland, and Central Portland, as well as 5 apartment complexes. Every day, we serve between 100 and 250 young individuals, and we are proud to be a leader in innovative solutions that prioritize cultural construction, self-efficacy, and adaptability. Our organization, Day One, is founded, led, and operated by members from our collective Black, Brown, Indigenous, Immigrant, and Refugee Communities.
We partner with after-school programs, including SUN and other community partners. If you or your school is interested in having Day One at your school. Contact us.
16955 Southeast Division Street, Portland, Oregon 97236, United States
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