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STEM ForwardA program of CAPA-HC
CAPA-HC TechGirls

In action

Training, kits, and community days.

High school tutors and parent volunteers prepare together so every school site has people and materials ready.

Materials ready for schools

Lesson kits packed for the ten Fall 2026 elementary sites.

Bins of STEM lesson kits ready for school sites
Kits packed by school
Volunteers assembling classroom materials
Assembling supplies
Volunteers packing STEM kit boxes
Getting materials ready for use

Tutor training

High school tutors learn the after-school routine and practice lessons before they teach.

Tutors in a full training session
Opening session
Tutors practicing a pH testing lesson with lemon juice
Practice lab: pH testing
Tutors introducing the after-school program during training
After-school program introduction

Parent volunteer training

Parent volunteers learn how to support tutors and students at each school.

Parent volunteers in a STEM Forward training session
Parent volunteer training
CAPA-HC welcome session for parent volunteers
Welcome from CAPA-HC