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From YouTube: STEM Week Kick-Off 2016
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Mayor Walsh is joined by Superintendent Tommy Chang and Boston School Committee Chairman Michael O'Neill at the Perry K-8 School in South Boston to kick off STEM Week.
From October 3rd to October 7th more than 6,500 middle school students across 36 Boston middle schools will immerse themselves in hands-on science experiments, math and technology workshops, and engineering design processes in an effort to promote STEM education.
A
A
A
Has
helped
make
this
happen.
We
are
not
exactly
sure
who
you
are,
but
we
really
really
appreciate
all
this
at
our
school.
We
have
a
school
vision.
I
just
want
to
read
to
you
that
vision,
the
Perry
k
28
school
is
that
community
working
together
to
prepare
our
students
for
successful
futures.
We
developed
strong
relationships
with
families
and
students
to
provide
the
best
education
for
every
child
every
day.
Our
focus
is
to
academically
and
socially
advanced
our
students
through
innovative
experiences
designed
to
positively
promote
the
learning
of
the
whole
child.
A
I've
highlighted
successful
futures
I've
highlighted
to
provide
the
best
education
for
every
child
every
day
and
I've
highlighted,
highlighted
innovative
experiences
and
the
whole
child.
This
experience
this
stem
week
is
doing
all
those
things,
so
we
appreciate
you
all
making
that
happen
at
our
school.
We
also
have
dug
into
an
instructional
focus
I'm,
also
going
to
read
your
instructional
focus.
We
provide
opportunities
for
all
students
to
explain
their
thinking
with
with
evidence
both
orally
and
in
writing.
Our
fourth
and
fifth
graders
are
working
hard
every
day
to
do
that.
A
This
stem
week,
experience
fits
in
perfectly
with
our
instructional
focus.
These
opportunities
for
our
kids
allow
them
to
talk
to
think,
to
experiment
and
to
explain
their
thinking.
So
we
very
much
appreciate
all
of
you
helping
us
to
achieve
our
vision
and
our
instructional
focus.
Thank
you
very
much.
More
importantly,
you're
going
to
hear
from
two
of
our
eighth-grade
leaders.
We
have
Jessica
min
Hwan
and
megi
Richard,
which
I
can
explain
to
you
why
they
love
stem
and
they're
excite
to
be
doing
this
all
weeks.
Thank
you
very
much.
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C
What
is
stem
stem
is
science,
technology,
engineering
and
mathematics
back
so
by
time
to
mean
our
body
structure
like
how
a
muscular
system
allows
us
to
do
things
like
Deb
Millie,
walk
yeah,
but
then
that
leads
us
to
technology,
because
how
can
we
do
all
that
without
music
from
our
cell
phones
or
computers
or
beats
right?
And
now
that
you
mention
cell
phone
fell,
peas
and
Jessica?
You
take
the
tea
from
seven
hill
to
Broadway.
B
C
You
hop
on
the
11th
to
the
Perry
right
exactly
and
things
to
the
civil
and
mechanical
engineer
the
Boston
I
get
into
school
on
time
right
and
with
mathematics,
you're
able
to
tell
time
and
follow
directions
to
get
to
school.
On
time.
Like
me,
unless
that's
easily,
and
thank
goodness
for
those
engineers
we
were
just
talking
about
so
we
understand
that
stem
is
about
innovation
in
critical
thinking.
C
What
we
don't
understand
is
why
there
are
more
not
more
woman
in
these
fields
right
or
why
there
aren't
more
people
in
STEM
fields
from
my
country,
Haiti
or
my
country's
haiti
Dominican
Republic
in
Guatemala,
but
lucky
for
us
educated,
diverse
females.
We
can
be
the
face
of
stem
now
and
in
the
future
we
encourage
all
students
of
the
school
of
students
here
today,
I
Perry
and
throughout
the
city
of
Boston,
to
join
us
and
be
the
next
names
and
faces
of
stem.
Thank.
B
D
And
I
want
to
thank
principal
rose
for
letting
me
come
out
of
the
school
today.
I
want
to
thank
superintendent,
Tommy
Chang
as
well
who's
here
with
us
today,
and
I'm
going
to
introduce
Michael
Neal
in
a
minute
how's
everyone
doing
today
now
what
grades
hello?
Mr.
Murphy,
how
are
you
what
grades
are
here
4th
grade
raging
in
5th
grade
anyone
else,
8
with
a
couple
eighth
graders
hear
anyone
else.
So
why
am
I
here
today?
Any
idea?
Why
I'm
here
yes
to
introduce
them?
We
guess,
and
we
know
we
just
heard
a
little
bit.
C
D
D
Now
does
anyone
like
football
Lex
football?
Do
you
think
that
if
the
Commissioner
of
the
NFL
took
a
stem
class,
he
would
know
that
those
footballs
weren't
deflated
right,
I'm
I
run.
We
should
send
him
an
invitation
here,
so
he
can
learn
its
10-week
in
Boston.
Let
me
let
me
just
thank
you.
Thank
you
guys
and,
ladies
for
your
answers.
I
just
want
to
want
to
thank
a
few
sponsors
today.
I
want
to
thank
MIT
I
want
to
thank
I
to
learning
I
want
to
thank
mathworks.
I
want
to
thank
vertex.
D
Jeff
is
here
from
Varitek
I
want
to
thank
Peter,
Lynch
and
Lynch
foundation.
I
want
to
thank
the
Boston
foundation.
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
That's
here
today.
If
I
didn't
mention,
you
doesn't
mean
we
don't
love
you
I
want
to.
Thank
you
I
want
to
thank.
You
already
thanked
your
principal.
I
want
to
thank
your
teachers.
How
about
a
round
applause?
He
teaches.
D
This
week
we
have
30
schools,
they're
going
to
be
part
of
stem
week
over
6,000
students,
just
like
all
of
you
here
in
this
in
this
room
today,
signing
today
until
friday,
we're
going
to
have
regulates
regularly
scheduled
classes
they're
going
to
replace
some
of
the
other
classes
to
have
hands-on
stem
curriculum.
So
I
think
that's
pretty
awesome.
This.
D
This
program
is
developed
by
MIT
and
other
stem
leading
organization
summer
with
us
today
for
the
adults
in
the
room
that
our
students
are
going
to
be
tackling
real-world
problems
and
experiencing
how
stem
education
can
help
their
day-to-day
lives.
Something
that's
really
important.
I
think
that
a
lot
of
our
young
people
that
have
in
our
schools
they
have
a
vision
for
what
they
might
want
to
do
when
they
get
older.
By
creating
this
this,
this
classroom
learning
it's
something
that
will
help
them
on
that
path.
You
know
it's
important
for
us
in
and
Jeff.
D
Well,
if
you
talk
to
Jeff
leiden
from
vertec
he's
going
to
tell
you
tell
us
that
we
need
scientists,
we
need
engineers.
We
have
need
a
lot
of
people
to
do
a
lot
of
great
things.
So
it's
important
for
us
to
make
sure
that
we
SAT
this
is
a
very
young
age
so
that
we
can
have
our
young
people
appeared
as
they
move
forward
our
future
entrepreneurs
and
designers
and
engineers,
or
sit
in
this
classroom
even
some
of
our
coaches.
When
you
think
about
sports,
I
jokingly
talked
about
the
sports,
but
even
sports
is
changing.
D
If
you
watch
the
coaches
now
on
the
sideline
and
players,
it's
more
technology
driven
yesterday,
Bill
Belichick,
he
was
angry
in
and
he
had
a
pad
and
then
that
pad
he
had
the
game
and
in
the
game
he
was
talking
about
how
they
had
to
use
science
for
the
game
was
for
sports.
Oh,
it's
so
important.
Our
whole
world
has
changed
and
it's
important
that
our
young
people
have
that
education
to
keep
up
with
our
changing
world
as
students
in
our
middle
school.
It's
a
great
time
for
you,
guys
and
girls
to
learn.
D
This
is
the
time
to
learn
what
you
can,
what
you
can
do
in
your
class
when
I
went
to
school
and
I
gave
a
shout
out
to
mr.
Murphy
and
I
see
Miss
Murphy
over
here.
His
dad
and
myself,
we
went
to
st.
Margaret's
and
we
didn't
really.
We
didn't
have
this.
We
learned
science,
but
we
didn't
learn
it
the
same
way.
You'll
learn
it.
D
So
when
you
graduate
eighth
grade,
you
have
so
much
ahead
of
where
we
were
when
we
graduated
8th
grade
and
that's
important,
especially
for
today
so
I
know
that
we're
going
to
be
billed
all
kinds
you
gonna
be
building
some
things.
You
know
we're
gonna
be
building.
Any
idea
is
what
you're
gonna
be
doing
with
this.
Have
you
heard
any
that
stuff,
yet
yeah
yell
it
out.
Yep
filter
is
what
else?
D
D
Thank
you.
So
we
learned
something
today:
okay,
I'm
just
asking
the
question,
as
the
press
is
going
to
ask
me
later
on,
so
I
need
to
know
what's
going
on,
but
I
you
know,
STEM
education
is
so
important
in
our
city
as
we
move
forward
here.
Last
week
we
had
the
grades
come
out
for
the
city
of
Boston
level,
1
2,
3
and
4,
and
we
have
46
schools
and
level
1
and
2.
The
highest
number
we've
had,
probably
ever
in
the
city
of
Boston.
D
What
we're
doing
with
six
thousand
young
people
in
our
city
this
week
is
really
helping
them
advance
their
education
there's
a
lot
of
great
things
happening
in
public
education.
We
might
not
always
read
about
to
hear
about
it
on
TV
or
in
the
paper,
but
if
you
get
a
chance
today
to
walk
around
and
talk
these
young
people
you're
going
to
see
the
great
things
that
are
happening
in
our
school
they're
happening,
because
we
have
great
partners
both
public
and
nonprofit
partners.
D
We
have
great
foundations
like
the
Lynch
foundation,
who
have
so
support
up
to
all
of
our
schools
in
our
city.
It
doesn't
matter
who
it
is
they're
there
for
our
school,
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
We're
committed
in
Boston
to
be
a
leader
in
STEM
education,
for
all
our
students
here
in
the
city
and
beyond,
and
when
I
said
who
likes
football.
Almost
every
kid
raise
your
hand,
so
sports
is
competitive
right.
D
Education
is
competitive
too.
So
I
want
to
make
sure
the
all
my
team.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
Boston
is
the
best
school
in
the
United
States
of
America
vet
school
system
in
the
world
and
because
of
what
you're
doing
this
week
and
then
be
helping
me
be
part
of
that.
So
I
want
to
thank
all
the
students
that
are
here
today
for
the
great
work
you
do
so
what's
clap
for
the
students
get
them
around
a
pod.
D
Now
I'd
like
to
introduce
somebody
who
loves
the
schools
in
boston,
he
has
been
he's
a
member
of
the
Boston
school
committee.
He
is
the
chairman
of
that
school
committee
and
his
job
is
to
make
sure
that
he
pushes
me
and
pushes
superintendent,
Chang
and
the
principles
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
be
the
best
district,
not
just
here
in
Massachusetts
but
in
the
state.
So
how
about
a
nice
round
of
applause?
A
chairman,
michael
o'neill,
from
the
boss
of
school
committee,.
E
Thank
You
mr.
Mirren
and
I
loved
I
loved.
You
talk,
you
know,
you're
doing
a
great
job
as
Mia
almost
through
the
first
term.
There's
no
question:
this
is
going
to
be
15-20
years
for
you,
but
if
you,
if
you're
looking
for
a
career
change
down
the
line
down
the
line,
I
can
see
you
as
a
teacher
in
our
schools
the
way
you
relate
to
our
young
people,
the
way
you
engage
with
them
right,
wouldn't
he
be
an
outstanding
teacher.
E
He
would,
and
we
don't
make
that
off
at
a
commissioner
goodell
by
the
way
so
but
congratulation
you
use
such
a
leader
for
us
and
how
you
drive
us
to
improve
the
schools
across
the
entire
district
and
we
love
working
with
you.
So
thank
you,
mayor
for
your
support
for
the
schools
also
want
to
thank
Jessica
and
mid
megi
right.
Were
they
outstanding
this
morning.
E
You
know
wonderful
young.
Ladies,
it's
no
surprise
of
an
eighth-grade
here
next
year.
They
want
to
go
the
John
D
O'brien
school
of
math
and
science.
Why?
Because
they
both
love
math.
So
how
cool
is
that
to
hear
that
from
our
eighth
grade
is
how
engaged
they
are
in
their
stem
education?
How
they're
looking
forward
to
continuing
that
into
high
school
and
college
and
Beyond
so
wonderful
job,
ladies?
Who
did
a
great
job
principal
Perry
arose.
Excuse
me
we're
delighted
to
be
here.
E
Thank
you
for
hosting
us
today
and,
along
with
all
the
partners
that
the
mayor
just
mentioned.
I
just
want
to
briefly
say
that
the
school
committee
two
years
ago
approved
a
strategic
plan.
Five
key
points
that
we're
focused
on
then
working
with
the
mayor.
We
hired
superintendent
Chang
to
implement
that
plan
and
he
has
been
intently
focused
on
it
as
he
develops
his
implementation
plan
and
does
it-
and
this
is
a
perfect
example.
The
stem
week
is
a
perfect
example
of
it.
So
what
are
the
five
things
the
school
committee
is
driving
towards?
E
E
E
We
are
playing
soccer;
no,
they
were
playing
pokeyman
go,
so
that's
what
they
each
said
right
because
they
love
technology
so
between
our
students
who
love
technology
and,
quite
frankly,
know
a
lot
more
about
these
than
we
do.
They
teach
us
at
the
air
age
up
at
eighth
grade
and
through
the
high
schools
and
and
college
students.
That's
who
we
turn
to
to
learn
from
it's
a
new
day
and
age.
E
Our
employees
in
the
city,
one
our
students,
have
different
skills
and
that's
what
these
students
will
be
learning
thanks
to
the
help
of
all
of
our
partners.
So,
thank
you
for
being
here
to
the
part,
is
in
the
room
for
pushing
us
and
our
thinking
and
allow
us
to
continue
to
improve
the
educational
opportunities
for
all
of
our
students
and
now
I'll
hand
it
over
to
our
superintendent.
The
man
who
was
leading
the
charge
across
our
entire
district
superintendent
army
chang.
F
Thank
You
chairman
O'neill,
and
thank
you
mayor
for
your
comments
and
students
good
morning
good
morning.
It's
great
to
see
young
people
first
thing
on
a
Monday
morning.
Unfortunately,
I
like
to
joke
that
the
city's,
not
always
as
happy
when
the
Patriots
lose,
but
we
know
we'll
win
next
week.
Nobody
come
back
tom
brady
is
coming
back
next
week,
I
think
it's
he's
coming
back
today,
right,
yeah,
so
principal
rose.
Thank
you
for
having
us
and
hosting
us
today,
Thank
You
Ethan
for
your
leadership.
F
If
it
wasn't
for
your
leadership,
six
six
thousand
young
people
and
this
city
would
not
experience
what
they
are
about
to
experience
this
week.
So
thank
you
for
your
leadership.
Young
people
I
want
to
ask
you
a
question
how
many
of
you
are
interested
when
you
grow
up
to
have
a
job
that
may
be
related
to
stem,
raise
your
hand
if
you're
interested
okay.
F
I
want
to
make
base
my
comments
about
why
this
is
so
important
why
a
career
in
stem
is
so
important,
especially
the
young
people
in
boston,
and
I
had
some
other
comments
about
why
stem
is
so
important,
but
I
think
the
mayor
did
a
wonderful
job
asking
you
guys
the
questions
you
guys
already
shared
with
the
room.
Why
stem
is
a
so
important
now,
but
I
want
to
explain
why
it's
so
important
for
you
guys
to
be
in
a
stem
related
job.
F
Okay,
so
stem
occupations
are
growing
at
a
pace,
greater
than
non
stem
jobs
according
to
US,
Department
of
Commerce
stem
careers
are
growing
at
seventeen
percent
and
that's
compared
to
only
nine
point.
Eight
percent
for
non
stem
jobs
and
STEM
related
jobs
also
pay
much
higher
science
technology
engineering.
Mathematics
workers
are
playing
such
important
roles
in
America
right
now
and
the
world,
and
in
BPS
we
want
to
help
you
be
ready
for
those
jobs,
those
careers,
our
President
President
Obama.
F
F
What's
also
really
important
currently
right
now
the
people
who
are
in
STEM
jobs,
they
don't
reflect
the
diversity
that
is
in
this
room.
I
want
to
share
something:
that's
interesting
to
you.
The
New
York
Times
recently
published
an
article
that
revealed
some
troubling
truths
about
the
medical
industry.
Okay,
all
of
you
I
know,
go
visit
a
doctor's
all
the
time.
F
Studies
have
shown
that
children
of
color
are
found
to
be
provided
less
care
then
compared
as
compared
to
their
counterparts,
and
some
researchers
believe
this
may
may
be
caused
by
false
stereotypes,
or
doctors
may
empathize
less
with
patients
who
may
be
in
a
race
different
than
theirs.
Perhaps
unsub
consciously
recent
statistics
show
that
four
percent
of
our
country's
doctors
are
black
and
we
have
about.
Twelve
percent
of
our
population
is
black
in
our
country
and
in
report
from
UCL
I
recently
showed
that
the
number
of
Latino
physicians
is
actually
decreasing
in
our
country.
F
My
mom
and
dad
came
to
this
country
from
Taiwan
and
I.
Remember
when
I
was
young,
my
mom
and
dad
always
wanted
to
go
to
a
doctor
that
spoke
Chinese
or
Mandarin
Chinese
or
taiwanese
mandarin.
Our
Taiwanese
and
I
remember
having
to
translate
for
my
mom
or
dad
when
I
was
a
very
young
age
and
I
didn't
understand
all
the
words
by
my
best
to
translate
from
my
mom
and
dad
because
they
wanted
a
doctor
that
reflected
their
identity
as
well.
F
We
have
such
a
rich
city,
a
city
that
is
so
diverse,
a
city
that
is
diverse
linguistically
racially
culturally.
All
of
you
bring
your
identity
to
your
school
every
day
and
we
need
you
to
bring
your
identities
to
STEM
related
careers
this.
This
is
why
this
week's
work
is
so
important.
Our
nation
is
desperate,
desperate
for
young
people
like
you
to
be
the
doctors,
the
engineers,
the
scientists,
the
innovators
of
tomorrow
in
BPS,
we're
closing
opportunity,
achievement
gaps
and
it's
because
of
you
guys
and
your
intelligence
and
what
you
guys
will
do
for
our
city.
F
F
And
then
I
have
the
honor
of
introducing
Ethan,
who
is
the
founder
of
I
to
Ethan
is
the
one
that's
bring
science
stem
week
to
Boston,
Public,
Schools
and
just
very
quickly.
Ethan
began
his
career
as
a
playwright
I
understand,
but
then
he
worked
in
finance
and
then
start
a
software
company.
So
he
went
from
being
a
playwright.
Do
someone
who
develop
a
software
company
and
he
grew
up
in
Boston-
went
to
roxbury
Latin
School
and
he
has
three
kids,
including
a
middle
school
daughter
who
has
inspired
him
to
start
I
too
so
Ethan.
B
Thank
you
very
much
superintendent
Chang
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
I
know.
The
main
event
is
actually
going
to
see
the
kids
in
the
classrooms
and,
if
you're
at
all,
like
me,
when
you
were
in
fourth
and
fit
when
I
was
in
fourth
and
fifth
grade,
this
is
starting
to
get
a
little
dull
and
it's
probably
wanting
to
head
off
the
classroom.
So
with
that,
we
will
talk
more
about
stem
week
and
where
we
want
to
go,
but
we're
going
to
stage
the
classroom
visits
in
order.
B
So
before
the
first
one,
I
would
like
to
do
one
more
round
of
thank
yous
to
some
of
the
key
people
who
really
made
this
work.
This
has
been
a
wonderful
partnership
in
this
city
between
the
schools,
the
corporation's,
the
research
organizations
and
the
philanthropists,
and
that
is
what's
really
made.
This
thing
happen
at
the
scale
that
we're
talking
about.
B
B
The
second
is
an
organization
through
my
career,
which
you've
heard
has
been
quite
varied.
I've
learned
it's
less
important.
What
you
do
and
more
important
who
you
do
with
we've,
had
a
wonderful
partner
in
the
mathworks.
They
have
been
incredibly
supportive
and
engaged
throughout
this
process
and
they've
gotten
all
of
us
to
achieve
far
more
than
we
would
have
had
a
and
finally,
perhaps
most
importantly,
the
educators
and
the
teachers
in
Boston
their
hard
work,
their
courage,
their
dedication
to
each
of
you
is
what
ultimately,
more
than
anything
we'll
make
this
week
a
success.
B
So
thank
you
to
all
of
you
with
that.
We
will
start
the
classroom,
visits
I,
think
we
can
dismiss
the
fourth
and
fifth
grade
the
mayor,
the
superintendent
and
some
of
our
partner
schools
partners
can
go
to
the
first
classroom.
Melissa
Higgins
from
I
too,
will
lead
the
tour.
The
rest
of
us
will
stay
here.
We'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
stem
weeks
here
from
our
partners,
and
then
we
will
do
the
second
and
third
act
tours
after
that.
So
thank
you
all
very,
very
much.