Frontier STEM high school hosts annual career fair
On Jan. 20, Frontier STEM High School hosted its 3rd annual career fair for current students. Approximately 400 students had the chance to talk and visit with local representatives of academic, business and community organizations and to start planning for their futures.
Founded in 2005, Frontier Schools is a tuition-free, college preparatory Public Charter School sponsored by the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). The mission at Frontier Schools is to prepare students for higher learning in a safe, caring, and collaborative atmosphere through a quality learner-centered educational program with a strong emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Kansas City and its surrounding area have the fourth largest engineering, manufacturing and technology workforce in the country. Frontier Schools believe that excelling in math and science prepares young people to succeed in college, the workplace, and to be competitive in the 21st century. To that end, they are committed to transforming how their students engage and embrace STEM.
Twenty-five employers from the Kansas City area participated, including Country Club Bank, BNIM Architects, SnapIT Solutions, Society of Women Engineers, U.S. Army, Kansas City Police Department, E&K, Michelle Carrasco Hairstylist, Darryl Woods Artist, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Promise Hospital, RCS Millwork, Wagstaff & Cartmell, 2mas2kc, Univision, Integrated Financial Solutions of Kansas City, Utility One Source, Holiday Inn Express, Hammersmith Manufacturing, Kansas City Zoo, K-State, Metropolitan Community College, GEODIS, and the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades.
