Philadelphia, PA

The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation has expanded its partnership with the  ExCITe Center by supporting a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Design/Athletics, and Mathematics) summer program, called Young Dragons. Participating students have the opportunity to explore technology and science through visual and performance arts and athletics, utilizing the methodology of the holistic STEAM approach.

Initially piloted with the ExCITe Center in 2016 as Summer STEAM, this summer camp collaboration offers middle school students living near Drexel’s campus in West Philadelphia the opportunity to participate in a six-week program with three weeks of focused STEAM enrichment. The 2019 summer camp merged the STEAM curriculum piloted in 2016 with the established literacy and enrichment programs of the Lindy Center for Civic Engagement.