Gavin Parmenter to take part in Envision’s National Youth Leadership Forum: Pathways to STEM

 

[June 08, 2018]  LINCOLN - This summer, Gavin Parmenter from Lincoln, will join outstanding elementary school students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career oriented development experience, National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF): Pathways to STEM, taking place this summer in Chicago.

NYLF Pathways to STEM is one of the Envision family of programs www.envisionexperience.com that enable students to explore their interests and experience learning beyond the classroom.

Gavin was nominated to attend the forum by his fifth grade teacher at Washington Monroe Elementary. In addition to his academic achievements, Gavin is also passionate about sports and plays soccer on local Lincoln teams. With fascination in math and engineering, Gavin is looking forward to delving furhter into the world of STEM and gaining the hands on experience that the forum provides.

“NYLF Pathways to STEM is a great opportunity for high-achieving scholars to get outside the classroom and see, through hands-on interactive learning, how to innovate and think creatively,” said Andrew Potter, the Chief Academic Officer for Envision.

“These students, who have already proven themselves academically, will be challenged to work on real-world, student-created projects to bring their studies and career interests to life.”

Since 1985, Envision programs have served more than 800,000 students in more than 145 countries, with programs designed to help students develop the leadership, scholarship and career skills needed to succeed in today’s competitive college and career landscape.

[Envision press release provided by Trisha Parmenter.]