OUR SERVICES

SCIENCE

TECHNOLOGY

ENGINEERING

MATH

The Chicago Pre-College Science and Engineering Program (ChiS&E) was developed in January, 2008. ChiS&E takes its inspiration and benefits from the programs developed and implemented by the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) with students in grades K – 12 in the Detroit Public Schools. DAPCEP’s founder and executive director, Kenneth Hill, also founded and established ChiS&E with same ideology for K-12 in Chicago as a nonprofit organization, developed a partnership with CPS (Chicago Public Schools), and connected with local foundations, corporations, universities, museums, and other nonprofit organizations.

MISSION

ChiS&E's mission is to increase the number of historically underrepresented minority students (African American and Latino American) who are motivated and academically prepared to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related careers.


MODEL REAL CAREERS

ChiS&E makes STEM real and relative to children by relating its powers to actual work that people do daily – careers encompassing engineering, computer science, and the like. Our young scientists participate in 3-hour sessions each year, mainly on Saturdays, in facilities at University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and The Museum of Science and Industry.


CLASS OFFERINGS

OUR METHOD

It’s easy to love STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics — if you understand its most fascinating secrets. Imparting these secrets using methods that are highly engaging, age-appropriate and fun is the key. The Chicago Pre-College Science and Engineering program (ChiS&E) has just that key – a special team-building approach that fosters collaboration between parents and teachers. Fostering these collaborations involves providing them with tools and experiences to, in turn, collaborate with K-9 Chicago Public Schools students in hands-on science and engineering activities.