Expanding Your Horizons is a one-day STEM conference for girls in grades 6-8 living in the Chicagoland area. Through the conference, we hope to excite participants about the opportunities available to them in STEM by engaging them in fun, hands-on workshops. The conference will be held in person on a Saturday in mid-to-late March 2024. They are currently recruiting individuals to design and lead workshops that will excite middle school girls about topics in STEM.

Each workshop should plan to host 10-15 girls and be about 45-60 minutes long. While we require that the primary leader for each workshop identify as a woman or nonbinary individual working in a STEM field, we welcome male members of the community to be workshop co-leaders. To get a sense for what workshops have looked like in the past, please take a look at workshop descriptions from 2023 here. 

If you are interested in hosting a workshop, the application can be found at this link. Applications are due by November 10, 2023. If you know someone who may be interested in leading a workshop, we would greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email eyh.chicago.workshopcommittee@gmail.com, and thank you for considering our request!