Mission
ELiTE increases equity, opportunity, and readiness for STEM-related postsecondary pathways for students attending public schools that serve majority low-income Black and Latine populations.
ELiTE makes multi-year and continued investments in individual students staged through two distinct programs:
STEM Enrichment: Inspiring students to reach their full potential through high-quality out-of-school learning and development experience that addresses perceptions and social-emotional and academic outcomes.
STEM ACADEMY: Partnering with schools to increase schools’ capacity to deliver rigorous and engaging STEM courses along with supplementary academic, college, and career advising to better prepare students for success in their pursuit of postsecondary STEM pathways.
Deep Investment in Students
ELiTE provides individualized support to students beginning in their 9th grade year and continued support each year through their first year of college.
Year-Round Programming
ELiTE’s weekly intensive programming runs from September through June with students committing to participate in academically enriching or industry-aligned experiences each summer.
Validated Model and Framework
We are committed to the monitoring and evaluation of our model, and students’ progress toward goals and expected outcomes. Weekly evaluation of data with detailed and scaffolded indicators allows ELiTE’s team to augment instruction in real-time to ensure that students receive the highest quality experience.
Long Term Commitment to our Mission
We have over 30 years of experience as STEM educators. We have gone full circle from student to teacher, impacting thousands of students in the process.