The Silicon Valley is known as the world epicenter of the tech industry. Yet, when the San Francisco 49ers relocated to Santa Clara to begin playing at Levi’s Stadium, the team was surprised to learn that a mere three-percent of high school students in the Santa Clara school system passed the AP Calculus examination.
矽谷被稱為科技產業的世界中心。 然而， 當三藩市49人隊搬到聖克拉拉(SantaClara)開始在李維斯體育場(Levi ' s Stadium)打球時， 他們驚訝地發現， 只有3%的高中學生通過了AP微積分考試。
Since its founding in1991, the 49ers Foundation has been committed to providing opportunities to children in underserved communities to help keepthem, “safe, on track and in school.” Recognizing the likely cause of low AP Calculus test score results as a gap in STEM education opportunities, the 49ers shifted their educational strategy to address this issue upon moving to Santa Clara.
自1991年成立以來， 三藩市49人隊基金會一直致力於為社區兒童增加額外的機會， 幫助他們“安全、生活步入正軌、進入學校學習”。 因為他們清楚的知道AP微積分考試分數低的話， 有可能會喪失接受STEM教育機會， 三藩市49人隊在搬到聖克拉拉的時候就通過改變他們的教育策略來解決這個問題。
To do this, the 49ers launched two science and math-based educational initiatives targeted toward Santa Clara area children: The 49ers STEAM Education Program and the 49ers STEM Leadership Institute. Through these endeavors, the team reaches over 60,000 children per year with both high-level and intensive STEM and STEAM education opportunities.
為了做到這一點， 三藩市49人隊發起了針對聖克拉拉地區兒童的兩項科學和數學教育計畫:三藩市49人隊STEM教育專案和三藩市49人隊STEM領導學院。
Building Levi’s Stadium provided the 49ers with a unique opportunity to reimagine what STEAM education could look like. Constructing a 20,000 square foot museum space within the stadium, the 49ers carved out specialized classroom and teaching areas to provide opportunities for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade to learn about the science and math behind football.
建造李維斯體育場(Levi ' s Stadium)為三藩市49人隊提供了一個獨特的機會：他們將重新設計STEAM應有的樣子。 三藩市49人隊在體育館內建造了一個2萬平方英尺的博物館空間， 並將這個空間作為專門為幼稚園到8年級的孩子們提供了學習足球背後的科學和數學的場地。
“In building Levi’s Stadium, the York family wanted to create impactful community programming centered around education. The museum began as a conduit for an education program. What we envisioned at that point was a program that would bring children to the stadium and use football and the stadium as platforms to get kids to engage with and be more interested in STEAM subjects,” said Jesse Lovejoy, the 49ers’ director of STEAM education and director of the 49ers Museum.
在建設李維斯體育場(Levi ' s Stadium)的過程中， 約克家族希望建立一個以教育為中心的社區。 這個博物館最初的設立目的是作為一個教育專案的管道。 “我們一開始的設想是：通過帶孩子們去體育場作為管道， 用足球和體育場作為平臺,讓孩子們更熱衷的參與， 並對STEAM科目更感興趣。 “三藩市49人隊的STEAM教育及49人隊博物館館長， Jesse Lovejoy說。
Through the 49ers STEAM Education Program, students from Kindergarten through 8th grade travel tothe 49ers Museum at Levi’s Stadium to engage in project-based STEAM learning. Students not only travel through the museum, but enter into specially designed,highly technological classrooms where they engage with 49ers instructors on STEAM topics related to football. The curriculum provided by the 49ers educational staff is customized to the students’ grade and their teachers’ overarching in-class coursework. Students attend the field trip completely free of charge, with the 49ers not charging an admission fee and even paying for transportation toLevi’s Stadium.
通過三藩市49人隊的STEAM教育專案， 幼稚園到8年級的學生可以去李維斯體育場的三藩市49人隊博物館旅行， 並參與以項目為基礎的STEAM學習。 學生們不僅要進入博物館參觀， 而且要進入專門設計的高科技教室， 在那裡他們將與三藩市49人隊的教師討論關於足球有關的STEAM話題。 三藩市49人隊教職員提供的課程， 是根據學生的年級和他們老師的全部課程來定制的。 學生們可以免費參加並實地考察，
“When you see how kids engage with the content, youcan see why the 49ers’ investment matters. In order to have students entering college, post-high school vocational training and the workforce prepared and hungry to pursue STEAM careers, you have to light a fire inside of them. You must show them these things are relevant. Sometimes you have to do that using a vehicle that they understand, but don’t necessarily appreciate, as being a conduit for those things. Football is exactly that,” Lovejoy explained.“
當你看到孩子們樂在其中的時候， 你就能明白為什麼三藩市49人隊要在這一方面投資。 為了讓學生們在進入大學， 專科時做好積累， 並熱衷於投身STEAM行業， 你必須“點燃”他們的熱情。 你必須告訴他們這些事情是相互關聯的。
What began as a planto serve 20,000 children annually with high-level STEAM education lessons quickly became much bigger and more impactful than expected.
作為一項每年為2萬名兒童提供高水準的STEAM教育課程的計畫， 它很快就變得比預期的更大、更有影響力。
“We launched theprogram in 2014 and the original plan was to serve 20,000 kids in the firstyear. We were able to host over 30,000 kids in the first year, after turning15,000 away because of logistics, and saw we had an incredible way to engagekids around STEAM,” Lovejoy noted.“
我們在2014年啟動了這個項目， 最初的計畫是在第一年服務2萬名兒童。 我們在第一年就能接待超過3萬多名孩子， 但是因為後勤的問題， 我們保留了15000個孩子， 我們發現了一個讓孩子們與STEAM課程接觸的新方式。 ”Lovejoy說。
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