Y STEM and Chess Inc

Y STEM and Chess Inc. (YSC) is focused on resolving two current social problems, by providing a unique 21st Century methodology to learning called Mastery. The first focus is on our societys unfulfilled need for students with a firm learning foundation to pursue a life in the world of STEM. The second and the primary focus of YSC is fulfilling those needs, by working with the children of our socially and economically underserved population, to introduce and engage them in the world of STEM. The goal is to provide students from this group the skills, knowledge, and opportunity to enter these career paths and assist in solving the critical shortage of STEM-skilled citizens. Our focus is on schools with a large percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-cost lunch programs or that focus on the at risk student population. They are the outliers of our traditional education system both socially and economically. Students of this group are often rebellious, not because they ...