SPIN GIRLS SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER
HAPPY BACK TO SCHOOL AND SPIN GIRLS PROGRAMMING MONTH!
It is hard to believe that summer break is over and it is time to get back to our regular school year routines. But as most of you prepare for in-person learning, we hope that you carry some of the new skills and amazing memories you made over the summer into the school year. We are sending you all positive vibes for an amazing start to the school year! Please let us know if there's anything SPIN can do to help you with your school based learning experience.
In this month's newsletter, you'll find a summary of program changes, the schedule for September, a welcome to our new cohort, and some resources to help you out. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
- SPIN Girls Program Team
MONTHLY RECAP
We truly hope that you our SPIN families were able to enjoy their summer break and make memories. We here at SPIN sure did. Though we work throughout the year having a few weeks away in August from direct student service for SPIN Girls staff allowed us to have have fun and make memories of our own with our full staff and other programs. Program manager Keshia and Executive Director of education Shana were lucky enough to be able to attend a trip to Yellow Island with the SPIN Fellows team and students. SPIN staff also had a painting in the park morning retreat.
Of course SPIN Girls staff have been busy preparing for the 22-23 program year by registering new girls into the family, recruiting mentors, and learning some new curriculum for our cohorts and adjusting lab and field day experiences. We also grew in programs and staffing over the summer! Please take a look at our website and our social media pages to get a glimpse at the amazing staffing additions. We are so excited to share all of this with you at the welcome back first lab day on the year on September 24th. Invitation with details will be emailed soon!
RESOURCES
SPIN Girls students attend multiple school districts throughout King County. We value our SPIN families and know that it takes a tremendous amount of resources to nurture a student and family to success. We want to remind everyone that there are always resources available to your families to ensure that they can reach their full potential, in whatever way they may need extra support. Below you will find direct links to each King County School Districts student, family and community resources page. We have also included links to WA public charter schools and WA homeschool organization. Our hope is that you use these links to inform yourselves of resources available to increase the success of your family at the beginning of the school year. We also want you to use these links throughout the year as more details or changes may become available on the district pages.
Washington Charter Schools Association for public charter schools in WA
Washington Homeschool Organization
LOOKING FORWARD
Registration links for Connect to our new students have been sent out. The email was sent from "STEM Paths Innovation Network" with the subject "Online Connect Access". Please use the link to make an account and fill out the assigned paperwork before the start of our program, September 24th 2021. If you are having trouble accessing these documents please let the SPIN Girls Program Manage know.
Orientation/Welcome Back on September 24th. More information will be emailed within the next couple weeks.
Here's the schedule for the 2022-23 program year. Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss any!
Lab Day Saturday Time Schedules
Epic Cohort (8th grade): 9:30AM-1:30PM
Luminous Cohort (9th grade): 9:30AM-1:30PM
Stellar Cohort (10th grade): 12:30PM-4:30PM
SPIN GIRLS FELLOWS
Students who graduate from SPIN Girls are invited to apply for SPIN Fellows in the Spring of their 10th grade year. Fellows are accepted based on their commitment to SPIN Girls and their interest in pursuing a STEM career.
The goal of SPIN Fellows is to empower SPIN Girls students to feel confident in pursuing STEM college majors & careers. The vision is to grow a strong alumni community, supported by SPIN Girls mentors, staff, and other alumni. SPIN Fellows breaks down the barriers that girls of color face when exploring and pursuing STEM careers and shapes a more inclusive future.
For more information visit our website: https://www.stempaths.org/spin-girls-fellows