Cocktails for a Cause

Help us ring in the new year by celebrating the last decade! ISTC Education is pleased to present the release of our 10 year impact report. Join the ISTC community for an evening of cocktails, appetizers, networking, and educational impact.

Each ticket purchase enters you into our raffle drawings sponsored by our supporting partners, Packed with a Purpose, the Chicago Wolves, and more.

Tickets support the ongoing Power of 10 campaign, helping us power the next generation of innovators!

It is with the exceptional support of our community and supporters like you that ISTC Education has been able to innovate, ideate, and create something new each and every year.

A Letter from ISTC’s Director of Education, Becky Goldberg

Every year ISTC Education challenges students, educators, and mentors to innovate, ideate, and create something new. The push to evolve ideas, take feedback, and make an impact reflects our own organization’s commitment to building a stronger, more inclusive STEM talent pipeline through quality programming and educational access. From ISTC Education’s inception, the work has always revolved around high touch, high dosage, and high support experiences. It is with this exceptional attention to relationships that ISTC Education has been able to innovate, ideate, and create something new each and every year. We strive to take our own advice and model what it looks like to be on a continuous path of growth and walk in stride with our community.

After 10 years of impact, ISTC Education continues to take shape in response to participant needs. We have taken a critical look at programmatic elements and strategically built new structures for amplifying student voice and promoting trauma informed practices. Our programs have taken on new life as a key instrument for promoting access points for students to experience the real world. The Mentor Matching Engine became a critical tool during the pandemic and helped connect students during a disconnected time. The summer months were filled with student pitches and teacher exploration with the creation of The 6x3 Project and Teacher Externships; And our flagship program, The STEM Challenge, has seen a newly defined focus on human centered design, equity, and accessibility as it relates to real world problem solving.

Our future innovators are eager and excited to take on the challenges of tomorrow with the experiences and opportunities presented today. ISTC Education continues to embed ourselves in meaningful partnerships throughout the state and we look forward to the educational impact yet to come.

Be a part of this story! Become a mentor, a recurring donor, or ISTC Champion and join us in celebrating 10 years of ISTC.

See you soon,

Becky

A special thank you to the Chicago Wolves, Packed with Purpose, The Chicago Fire, and Miwaukee Tool for their raffle donations!