Your Moonshot Monday Newsletter: It's Women's History Month!

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Women and Girls Shaping a Sustainable Future

Celebrate Women's History Month with NGCP! This interactive panel discussion will feature diverse youth voices sharing their ideas related to the 2026 Women's History Month theme, "Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future."

Tune in for a powerful panel featuring young women from NGCP's Youth Advisory Board. They will share their unique and vital perspectives on how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is central to solving urgent global problems - from climate and environmental challenges to economic well-being and more.

The discussion will be moderated by NGCP Board member Shihadah Saleem, Director of Youth Programs & Pathways at the New York Hall of Science.

Date: March 31, 2026

Time: 7:00 PM

Register here!

Get Involved with YouthAstroNet

In YouthAstroNet young people have the opportunity to engage in authentic inquiry through activities like requesting images with remotely controlled robotic telescopes, using image-processing software to enhance and make measurements of astronomical images, asking questions, and connecting science to everyday life.

Learn how you can get involved today!

Genomics Learning Journeys for Afterschool

Educators can access free, virtual bundles of activities below, developed specifically for afterschool by STEM Next Opportunity Fund in partnership with global genomics leader Illumina. Get your youth started on their DNA learning journey today!

Get started with the Genomics Learning Journeys here. Educators have access to the following activity bundles:

DNA: The Building Blocks - Learners get a crash course on the foundation of genomics and learn of the different careers that exist in the industry.
DNA & Diseases - Learners consider the role genomics plays in how we address viruses, bacteria, and other diseases, and also learn about the different careers that exist in the life sciences industry.
DNA & The Role of BioTech - Learners see how genomics can be applied to develop tools to improve our quality of life, and also learn of the different careers that exist in the burgeoning biotech industry.

Test-Drive These Exciting STEM Careers

Want to help youth choose which future STEM careers are for them? This resource from Science Buddies helps youth learn more about science and engineering careers and "test-drive" their interest in certain careers by trying one of these science experiments related to popular STEM career paths.

Science Buddies has paired 10 popular STEM careers with exciting hands-on activities that make it fun for kids to test-drive careers of interest. Which ones will they enjoy most?

Test-Drive These STEM Careers!

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