PSOM offers a free, personalized, and project-based math and STEM learning experience with a focus on real-world applications and future planning, specifically designed to empower historically underserved students.
The Promise Summer of Math (PSOM) at Cal State East Bay is a free, four-week program designed to equip talented high schoolers with quantitative skills and apply them to real-world questions. The program emphasizes personalized, targeted math learning with a small teacher-to-student ratio. Participants engage in hands-on STEM projects, including those with potential for exciting outcomes like controlled explosions. The curriculum also incorporates finance and future planning workshops, encouraging students to consider their long-term goals. Students have the opportunity to vote on 'Passion Blocks' or electives, ensuring a personalized learning experience. The program includes fun field trips to locations such as hiking trails, college tours, and museums, culminating in a final showcase where students present their work. PSOM aims to foster a brave and inclusive space, drawing on pedagogical insights from leaders in education to empower students to become leaders in their own learning.
A typical day involves personalized math learning, hands-on STEM projects, finance workshops, and elective 'Passion Blocks' chosen by students.
The program is ideal for talented high schoolers, especially those from historically underserved backgrounds, who are looking to develop quantitative skills and apply them to real-world problems.
California State University East Bay
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