Samsung Mobile to Ignite Youth Excitement in STEM

Samsung Mobile has announced a national technology partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) to inspire kids’ curiosity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and bridge the academic achievement gap by providing technology access to underprivileged youth.

Through the partnership, a sustainable program model is being developed to increase the access and impactful use of mobile technology in Boys & Girls Clubs by redesigning classroom learning spaces and equipping them with mobile technology and developing custom STEM programming for use on mobile devices.

Samsung has enlisted TV personality and celebrity designer Carter Oosterhouse to help transform the learning spaces of up to 20 Boys & Girls Clubs in 2014 with design concepts that are dynamic and engaging with Samsung technology in the Clubs’ new “Tween Tech Centers.”

An additional 1,200 Samsung tablets with custom curriculum and ebooks will be donated to 120 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country to assist kids’ education and literacy goals and inspire future careers in STEM.