MILFORD — When Diana Lockwood-Bordaña founded her organization STEAM Kids Awesome, the goal was to let students know there are people in the STEAM workforce that look like them.
“It’s my little small business. I want to bring it to my local community, give back and have access to STEAM,” said Lockwood-Bordaña.
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, otherwise known as STEAM, is a concept that has been around for years, but Lockwood-Bordaña said it has recently started spreading broader and faster.
“Most people know STEM, but in my own experience, when I integrated the arts, I saw more student participation,” said Lockwood-Bordaña. “I would say now is when STEAM is catching the most buzz because researchers like me have documented it, published it, and put it out there in the academic…
