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- In the United States, the ASML Junior Academy makes its debut, first in Connecticut, the location of ASML’s Wilton factory.
- The introduction of the ASML Junior Academy in the United States expands upon the success it achieved in the Netherlands.
- Nearly 19,000 students in 58 Dutch schools finished six tech sessions in Brainport Eindhoven last year.
The ASML Junior Academy, ASML’s newest educational project, is being expanded to the US. In 2022, this initiative made its debut in the Netherlands in association with Mad Science, a STEM enrichment group. The ASML Junior Academy’s main objective is to improve STEM education and increase children’s access to it.
A Debut in the United States
In the United States, the ASML Junior Academy makes its debut, first in Connecticut, the location of ASML’s Wilton factory.
To finance this development, ASML has invested $2.2 million over a three-year period. They want to offer free, interactive technology education classes to kids in Wilton and the surrounding areas, in collaboration with Mad Science.
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Nurturing STEM Thinkers
The main goals of the curriculum are to inspire a love of learning about and working with technology among the next generation of STEM thinkers.
This year, 30 sites in the school systems of Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, and Wilton will host classroom workshops led by ASML Wilton volunteers and Mad Science educators. By its third year, the initiative anticipates including 50 campuses.
Impact on American Children
Six STEM-themed immersive tech classes will benefit 13,000+ US youngsters in three years.
ASML suggests that increased technical education access readies kids for an increasingly digital world.
The Importance of STEM Education
Through the exploration of many technological applications, STEM education piques children’s curiosity about technical domains and cultivates vital competencies.
Louis Lu, ASML Wilton Head, enables kids to explore STEM in daily life and experiment with tech at ASML Junior Academy.
Building on Dutch Success
The introduction of the ASML Junior Academy in the United States expands upon the success it achieved in the Netherlands.
Nearly 19,000 students in 58 Dutch schools finished six tech sessions in Brainport Eindhoven last year.
The initiative aims to serve 50,000 students this year and plans to expand to 180,000 students soon in 146 schools.
Inspiring Future Generations
As Head of Society and Community Engagement at ASML, Lucas van Grinsven highlights that the ASML Junior Academy piques children’s curiosity and gives them an introduction to the wonders of technology.
By providing educational opportunities and boosting confidence in an increasingly digitalized environment, teachers enable pupils to follow their passions throughout their school careers.
