In February 2010, as part of a growing national effort to raise awareness of the need to better prepare the next generation to compete globally, the National Academy of Engineering hosted a conference entitled STEM Summit 2010. The Summit – which was sponsored by the Samueli Foundation and the Children and Families Commission of Orange County – brought together leading national experts in education and early childhood development to discuss the importance of incorporating STEM education at the earliest possible point in a child’s life.

As a follow up to the Summit, the Commission and the Samueli Foundation have created “The STEM Lab Report” which is a monthly series of articles and other media that shares research, insight and expertise and the critical importance of STEM education in early learning.

To view the October 2011 STEM Lab Report Newsletter, please click here.