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Toyota Motors North America has agreed to a third year of funding for STEM activities and equipment at YDL
This year’s grant of $30,000 from Toyota’s Driving Possibilities initiative will bring even more new STEM tools and activities to children, teens, and families in Ypsilanti through YDL programming. There is a set of VinciBots to help kids practice coding, a light wall at YDL-Superior, liquid floor tiles, a water table and Superspace building blocks at YDL-Whittaker, and more.
The goal of Toyota’s initiative is to close educational gaps for all students through innovative, hands-on STEM programming. Through partnerships with YDL, Ypsilanti Community Schools, Lincoln Consolidated Schools, and WISD, the initiative will continue to build STEM awareness, excitement, and interest in careers in STEM-related fields while addressing the essential needs and barriers to success for area students and families.
STEAM Cafés
Additional STEM resources
After School STEM Series
October-November 2023: Rube Goldberg Machines
November-December 2023: Legos
New equipment coming to our spaces and programs. Drop by and play!
Light table
Wind tunnel
Ramps
Magnet wall
Giant dinosaur bones
Liquid floor tiles