Maryland STEM Festival Student Ambassadors are a group of High and Middle School students, along with their parents and teachers, who support the Festival’s mission by spreading the word about Festival programs and events in their communities. The Ambassador program provides students the opportunity to work together and gain valuable leadership, organizational and social skills, all while helping to increase public awareness of STEM in their own community. This is a exciting way to earn services hours!
Ambassador Expectations
Attend a mandatory Virtual orientation at 6 pm on August 30th. The orientation will include a discussion with Student Ambassadors from the Atlanta Science Festival
Dedicate 10-12 hours from September through November to promoting the Maryland STEM Festival
As an Ambassador, you and your fellow group members help to spread the word about Festival programs:
- At your school – for example: hang posters and distribute postcards, share information with STEM clubs and programs, host an MSF info table during lunch, present to your school leaders and PTA, make school announcements and send a letter home, etc.
- At a lower-level school – reach out to local middle or elementary schools to hang posters and distribute postcards, host an MSF info table during lunch, present to your school leaders and PTA, make school announcements and send a letter home, etc
- In the community – share with peers and parents at after-school clubs and activities, at your local library, in your faith community
- On social media – use your influence to share @MdSTEMFest 2022 content and post picture of your ambassador work at #Mdstemfest2022
Ambassadors are required to attend on Festival event, take pictures and get feedback from attendees.
We are also looking for ambassadors to post once a week to the Festival's social media platforms through the year.
Ambassador Benefits
As a thank you, active Ambassadors will receive the following benefits:
- Recognition on the Maryland STEM Festival Ambassador Webpage and at certain Festival Events
- A digital media toolkit to assist with promotions, including draft emails, letters and social media content.
- Free Maryland STEM Festival Swag including Festival Hats, Shirts, Posters and More
- Community service hours.
- Connections with students around Maryland.
- Valuable Leadership and Community Engagement Experience
- Our Eternal Gratitude!!
To learn more about the program or become an Ambassador, e-mail Phil at mdstemfest@gmail.com
Current Ambassadors
Sunny Bae
Prakhya Chikkem
Arezu Fayyazi
Kay Galindo
Iyana Hurley
Isabelle Kaiser
Enyu Liu
Amalie Ludwig
Archi Marrapu
Neha Neelam
Elizabeth Onafuwa
Jen Placido
Kailyn Ryan
Shreya Srivastava
Shawn Wentz
Kelly Yang
