{"id":55370,"date":"2022-12-15T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=55370"},"modified":"2023-04-10T18:17:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T22:17:18","slug":"samsung-names-300-state-finalists-in-the-national-solve-for-tomorrow-stem-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-solve-for-tomorrow-stem-competition-300-state-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Names 300 State Finalists in the National Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samsung Electronics America today announced that 300 public schools across America have been named State Finalists in the 13th<\/sup> annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow<\/a> national competition. Representing the cream of more than one thousand competition entrants, each State Finalist has won a package of $2,500 in technology and school supplies. These Finalists advance to additional stages of the competition that will culminate in three schools being selected in May as National Winners, and receive $100,000 prize packages. The full list of State Finalists can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The annual Solve for Tomorrow<\/a> competition challenges public school students in grades 6-12 to explore the role science, technology, engineering, and math (the core STEM subjects) can play in addressing some of the biggest issues in their local communities. The competition is designed to engage students in active, hands-on learning that can be applied to real-world problems \u2013 making STEM more tangible and showcasing its value beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs a company and as individuals, STEM is incredibly important to Samsung \u2013 we depend on STEM-savvy people to envision, implement, and engage with innovative STEM-dependent products and services,\u201d observed Michelle Crossan-Matos, Chief Marketing, Citizenship & Communications Officer, Samsung Electronics America<\/strong>. \u201cBetween 2019 and 2029, the number of STEM jobs are predicted to grow 8%, a higher rate than non-STEM jobs. But while STEM skills are key to a 21st<\/sup> century workforce, we know that national test scores in STEM subjects like Math have fallen by the largest margin in 30+ years. Solve for Tomorrow was designed to provide schools and teachers with an innovative, problem-based learning approach to STEM education to boost student interest, proficiency, and diversity in STEM. This fresh crop of impressive State Finalists is proof that we\u2019re succeeding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ann Woo, Senior Director, Corporate Citizenship, Samsung Electronics America<\/strong>, noted several significant trends in the program proposals submitted this fall, \u201cEvery year\u2019s entries provide a window into the concerns and aspirations on the minds of that cohort of middle and high school students,\u201d Woo said. \u201cA common theme this year is \u2018connecting\u2019 \u2013 whether that\u2019s connecting people to people, peer to peer, across generations, or even around the globe. In fact, one school\u2019s entry is based on its connection with a school in Ukraine \u2013 proposing a solution for providing solar power to students in a war-ravaged community. Climate change, school\/student safety, and mental health are other top issues of concern for this year\u2019s problem-solvers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cGiving students a voice in real-life issues affecting their communities allows them to see firsthand the change they can create in the world,\u201d said Harry Preston, Computer Science teacher at Baltimore\u2019s Green Street Academy<\/strong>, who is a State Finalist in this year\u2019s competition and a 2021-2022 National Finalist. \u201cWe find our students are more engaged in our lessons and excited to learn new subjects when they are given the opportunity to learn through the kinds of hands-on experience Solve for Tomorrow delivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the pool of State Finalists announced today, State Winners will be announced in mid-February 2023.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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