D-STEAM is an educational program for Howard County elementary school students in the kindergarten through fifth grades. The purpose of D-STEAM is to generate early interest in the STEM and Arts fields, create exposure to extra-curricular STEM and Arts related projects, and support real life STEAM application. The goal of D-STEAM is to focus and/or partner with one or more Title I Howard County elementary schools, and reach children who access free and reduced meal services (FARMS).
For more information regarding D-STEAM email dsteam@columbiamddst.org.
Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy
The Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy provides an opportunity for local chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to enrich and enhance the education that our young females (ages 11-14) receive in public schools across the nation. Specifically, the Columbia (MD) Alumnae Chapter (CAC) prepares young girls for full participation as leaders in the 21st Century by:
- Augmenting the girls’ scholarship in the fields of math, science, and technology;
- Enhancing the girls’ opportunities to provide service in the form of leadership through service learning, and;
- Increasing the girls’ sisterhood defined as the cultivation and maintenance of relationships
To accomplish this goal, CAC plans and implements numerous activities and projects for its participants throughout the year.
For more information regarding Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy email DeltaAcademy@columbiamddst.org.
Dr. Jeanne L. Noble Delta GEMS Institute
GEMS, the acronym for Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully, was created to help African-American girls realize their dreams. The program targets girls between the ages of 14 and 18 who are “at risk” of not achieving academic success. The goals of the Dr. Jeanne L. Noble Delta GEMS Institute are:
- To instill the need to excel academically;
- To provide tools that enable girls to sharpen and enhance their skills to achieve high levels of academic success;
- To assist girls in proper goal setting and planning for their futures-high school and beyond; and
- To create compassionate, caring and community-minded young women by actively involving them in service opportunities.
For more information regarding Dr. Jeanne L. Noble GEMS Institute email DeltaGems@columbiamddst.org
EMBODI
The EMBODI (Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence) committee is designed to refocus the efforts of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., with the support and action of other major organizations, on the plight of African-American males.
For more information regarding EMBODI email 1stvp@columbiamddst.org.