Role of Parents and Guardians

Parents and guardians have an important and crucial role to fan the spark of curiosity that all children have in the world around them, encouraging them to ask questions and seek answers to what they see. They provide experiences that expose their children to science, technology, engineering, and math exploration and problem solving.

Parents and guardians notice their child’s interest and curiosity in science, technology, engineering, or math, and provide opportunities for their child to pursue those interests through STEM oriented projects at home. They encourage and support their child’s participation in their local school’s STEM Fair. Parents advocate for STEM Fairs at the school level if their school is not yet participating in CPS SSF Inc. sponsored activities. Importantly, parents and guardians support their child’s efforts in planning, creating, and exhibiting their STEM projects.

Additional Resources for Parents and Guardians

General Resources

https://cpsscifair.org/Main/resources.html

Parent/Guardian Resources, What Parents/Guardians can do

https://cpsscifair.org/Parent/parent.html

75th Annual Exhibition of CPS Student STEM Research

Dates: March 13 - March 16, 2025

Location: Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

2025 Exhibition Info

Upcoming Dates & Deadlines

Apr 4th, 2025

Deadline for Scholarship Applications

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Apr 21st, 2025Apr 25th, 2025

Scholarship Interviews

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May 2nd, 2025May 3rd, 2025

Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS) State Science Fair

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May 10th, 2025May 16th, 2025

Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair

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May 19th, 2025

Deadline for final Mini and Maxi research grant report to TBA

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