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Can STEAM education help lift developing nations?

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cate the next generation of their workforce in STEAM-area disciplines but
not without encountering many hurdles. With students walking hours to
school, a lack of teaching resources,
and sometimes less-than-ideal weather
conditions, Lesotho students are still
expected to compete neck and neck
with others who have more material
assets. Despite these obstacles, the
flame of the determination to succeed
burns brightly in Lesotho.
As we gathered input from teachers
from around the country, the concerns
came pouring in. What if new curricula
do not translate well into their mother
tongue? How can we motivate uninterested students? What if we don't have
the equipment needed to explain this
topic? A physics teacher in one of the
southern districts explained, "The problem is the children aren't interested in
these classes. They can't see what is happening because we don't have the supplies, and there's a culture of difficulty

Is promoting science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM)
education enough to lift a country out of
poverty? How do you promote STEAM
instruction in rural schools with a lack
of laboratory supplies, no electricity, and
pervasive gender stereotyping?
STEAM education can have a significant impact on moving people out of
poverty and promoting gender equality
if used with the proper cultural, gender, and economic sensitivity. The U.S.
Peace Corps, in partnership with the
Lesotho Ministry of Education, hosted
its first-ever STEAM Camp for 66 students from 11 high schools in the Kingdom of Lesotho, a landlocked country in
southern Africa.
STEAM Camps aim to expand the
number of youths who pursue advanced
degrees and careers in STEAM fields,
promote STEAM literacy with hands-on
training for educators, and broaden the
participation of women and minorities in
the area's workforce. The main goals are
to combat the lack of teaching resources,
address the culture of difficulty around
these subjects, mitigate a general lack
of knowledge regarding STEAM careers,
and provide STEAM education in rela-

tive proximity to the students' homes,
thus reducing the "brain drain" effect.
Valuable human capital can stay in the
country and stimulate economic growth
there rather than migrate to a region
with greater wealth.

Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MWIE.2019.2902994

Campers on Day 1 of STEAM Camp, focusing on science through a density
experiment using local materials of honey, dish soap, and paraffin.

Date of publication: 8 May 2019

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Gathering STEAM for Economic
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