1,000 students expected at Glendale STEM education event
Special to Independent Newsmedia
Posted 1/7/23
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, in partnership with Education Forward Arizona, will welcome more than 1,000 sixth, seventh and eighth grade students to State Farm Stadium in Glendale for “100 Yards of Education: A STEM Playbook for Youth,” presented by Freeport-McMoRan.
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The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, in partnership with Education Forward Arizona, will welcome more than 1,000 sixth, seventh and eighth grade students to State Farm Stadium in Glendale for “100 Yards of Education: A STEM Playbook for Youth,” presented by Freeport-McMoRan.
The event starts at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11.
The event will kick off with Larry Fitzgerald, executive board chair of the Host Committee and founder of the Larry Fitzgerald Foundation, sharing his thoughts on the importance of education.
Students will also meet with more than 20 organizations to experience the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics fields as it relates to sports and more.
After Fitzgerald addresses the students at 9 a.m., the students will visit interactive booths on the Great Lawn adjacent to the stadium at 10 a.m.
