All KEYs sessions are full for spring 2012!
KEYs General Information and Forms:General Information- KEYs Publicity Flier - KEYS Spring 2012 Parent Letter Required Registration Forms - KEYS Spring 2012 Permission Form - KEYS Spring 2012 Publicity Release Form Submit both the KEYs Permission Form and the KEYs Publicity Release Form to: Keys to Empowering Youth c/o MIT Public Service Center, 4-104 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 The forms may also be faxed to (617) 258-9357. If you have any questions, please email KEYs Coordinators Sabine Schneider and Yuliya Preger.What is KEYS?KEYs is a motivational program that brings 11-13 year old girls together with MIT women students to participate in workshops held periodically throughout the year. The goal of KEYs is to empower young women by promoting their self-confidence, increasing their self-esteem, and unveiling opportunities for their potential career paths. Girls are encouraged to take a closer look at science and its impact on society. Workshops such as "Moving Beyond Stereotypes," "Women's Health and Medicine," and "The Environment and You," are designed to excite girls about science and inspire them to think about their lives in new ways. By showing girls what possibilities exist in their own lives, KEYs strives to help them develop their own goals and dreams. Girls ages 11-13 are at the center of a critical educational dilemma in the United States. Educational bias, gender-based preconceptions, and stereotypes leave girls with diminished self-esteem and a compromised educational foundation. In response to this phenomenon KEYs was initiated at MIT in 1993, working toward the following goals:
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