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STEM Camp
For the past three summers, the Ohio State School for the Blind has
been offering a week long, residential, STEM (Science, Technology
Engineering and Mathematics) camp for interested students with visual
impairments. The camp is designed and taught by Karen Koehler, OSSB's
science teacher and Sarah Moore, OSSB's math teacher. The idea to offer a
camp focusing on STEM content originated from recognition that students
with visual impairments often do not consider STEM areas as possible career
fields and that these students tend to be underrepresented in higher level
math and science courses.
The camp is open to any student, ages 13 to 18, who resides in the
state of Ohio and has a visual impairment. Past camp participants have
been a nice mix of both students who attend the Ohio State School for the
Blind and others who attend a traditional public school. Some students have
had such a good time that they have returned each summer to reconnect
with fellow campers.
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