On August 4, the Faribault Public Schools’ (FPS) Science Technology Engineering Art Math (STEAM) Summer program personnel provided the Faribault Rotary Club with a briefing about STEAM’s ongoing programs. Rotarian and FPS Community Education Director Anne Marie Leland led the briefing with several program assistants and interns explaining STEAM. Running Monday through Thursday from 7 AM to 3 PM, STEAM is designed to improve student participants reading and writing skills and then encourages them to develop a culture of team work. Through 12 different camps with distinct themes, hands on learning is used as students do new projects each week. The program helps participants get to know one another and has the added benefit of teachers meeting students that they may not yet have had a chance to have in their classroom. Joe Timmer, FPS Band Teacher and Administrative Intern in the STEAM summer program, noted STEAM is focusing on family engagement of the students. STEAM is encouraging this by running a nature week program followed by a workshop on storytelling and then a student showcase. For this summer, STEAM has launched a new newsletter featuring the students, including a student of the week and upcoming community events. STEAM involves about 600 students and utilizes approximately 110 staff members. Staff members are FPS teachers and administrators. STEAM encourages college education majors to apply for internships and program assistant jobs within STEAM to help with the programs. | 
