[CharterSchools] Keynote Announcement: LA STEM Expo

Tue Mar 22 11:08:04 EDT 2016

 March 22, 2016                                                                                                News Release

Fourteen-year-old future astronaut to deliver keynote address at Louisiana STEM Expo

Alyssa Carson, 14, believes she is the Mars generation, and she hopes to be one of the first humans to visit the red planet. Carson will speak about her inspiring journey and aspirations at the Louisiana STEM Expo on Friday, May 6 at the Baton Rouge River Center. 

Kenilworth Science and Technology, a public charter school in Baton Rouge, is

the founder and host of the Louisiana STEM Expo. STEM studies include science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

"We're excited to announce Ms. Carson as this year's keynote speaker, said Dr. Eugene T. Eski, superintendent at Kenilworth. "She has an incredible goal, and her passion to follow her dream is an important message to present to all Louisiana students."

Carson decided at the age of three that she would become an astronaut, and she has been working toward that goal since. She has completed all of the NASA space camps in the world, was the first person to complete the NASA Passport Program and serves as an Ambassador for Mars One, an organization that has proposed to land the first humans on Mars and establish a permanent human colony there by 2027. The ninth-grader attends Baton Rouge International School, where she studies all of her subjects in English, French, Spanish and Chinese.

Click here to watch a video of Carson speaking at a TEDx event.

"STEM and space jobs are the future jobs for kids in school today. There are jobs that we will be doing that don't even exist yet," said Carson. "I look forward to the LA STEM Expo to inspire our next generation, The Mars Generation, to find their dream, work hard at it and never give up."

The expo is an innovative alternative to traditional science fairs and includes demonstrations, games and robotics from students across Louisiana. The event is free and open to all public, private, parochial, charter and home school students in Louisiana in grades 6-12. Presenters will be judged by university and industry volunteers, and the winners and their teachers will receive prizes. Interested students can register for free at www.lastemexpo.org.

For more information about participating, exhibiting or sponsoring, or for schools that want to visit the Expo on a field trip, visit www.lastemexpo.org. 

Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School is a state-sanctioned charter school with an academic focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. Formerly a part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, Kenilworth has demonstrated consistent academic growth since its conversion to a charter school in 2009.

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