About the project...

Funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) , the Egyptian STEM Schools Project helped establish cutting-edge public high-schools in Egypt. These Egyptian STEM schools teach a unique project-based curriculum focused on solving Egypt's grand challenges. Starting with two schools in 2011, there are now 14 schools across Egypt using this curriculum. There are plans to increase this to 27 schools in the next few years, with one school in each Egyptian Governorate, decreed by President Sisi, based on the success of the first two pilot schools.

21PSTEM's role...

• Design and development of curriculum and assessments
• Professional Development for Teachers, Administrators, and Ministry of Education
• Development of a web-based platform used to monitor student progress for curriculum learning outcomes
• Design and support of STEM School system-wide policies and governance
• Creation of manuals for all components of curriculum, assessment, and professional development in order to enable replication and scale-up of the STEM schools across Egypt

STEM School Profile for University Applicants

About the project...

The STEM Teacher Education and School Strengthening Activity (STESSA) is a five-year $24.2 million project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Awarded to the 21^st Century Partnership for STEM Education (21PSTEM), the project will create new, state-of-the-art undergraduate and graduate-level teacher and principal preparation programs at five Egyptian Universities.

Graduates from these new STEM degree programs will provide teachers and school leaders critical to the ongoing success of the STEM schools created as a result of the Egypt STEM Schools Project (ESSP)

Five universities from Egypt will participate with 21PSTEM to develop these programs. These include Assiut, Ain Shams, Mansoura, and Zagazig Universities, with a fifth to be added. US university partners who will provide expert assistance include Arcadia University, California State University-Fresno, California State University-Bakersfield, California Polytechnic Institute-San Luis Obispo, Drexel University and Temple University.

21PSTEM's role..

Project and technical lead for all aspects of the project including:

• Post-baccaulareate (5th year) preparation program development and implementation
• Undergraduate (4 year) STEM teacher program development and implementation
• Egyptian faculty professional learning communities and professional development
• Policy guidance to support the success and sustainability of the programs within the university and national governance structures
• Ongoing support for the STEM high schools scale-up and development