SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS: Dr. Crystal Howe, STEM Educator/School Co-founder, G.O. B.I.G. STEM Academy

That understanding inspired me to co-found Great Opportunities and Boundless Innovations for Girls—North Carolina’s first tuition-free, all-girls, STEM-focused K-8 charter school, affectionately known as G.O. B.I.G. This August, we will open our doors in West Charlotte to our initial class of young scholars in grades K-2. At G.O. B.I.G., we believe in doing more than just teaching STEM. We want our female scholars to think critically, question extensively, create prolifically, and see themselves as the veritable mathematicians, scientists, engineers, inventors, and researchers they are. We strive to ensure our scholars feel seen, encouraged, and empowered so that they can envision bigger outcomes for their academic and professional journeys.