Women in Engineering & Technology Initiatives FEMME Program

The Women in Engineering and & Technology Initiatives FEMME Program is a four-week program designed to provide post-4th through post-9th grade girls with opportunities to enhance their mathematics, science, and technological academic achievement, develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, and promote self-esteem and self-confidence.

Summer Early College Preparatory Programs

The program’s goal is to encourage girls to choose careers in scientific and technological fields in which women are traditionally underrepresented. FEMME provides an intensive four-week summer component for seven groups of female students and includes classroom discussions, laboratory experiments, projects, and field trips.

Engineering themes include:

  • Environmental – 4th grade                                   
  • Aeronautical – 5th grade                                       
  • Mechanical – 6th grade
  • Chemical – 7th grade
  • Biomedical – 8th grade
  • Computer Coding & Robotics –​ 9th grade
  • Forensic Science - 10th grade

In addition, all groups receive instruction in computer applications, advanced mathematics, language arts, and communications.

Modules in standardized test preparation are included in all programs to prepare students for the NJSLA, PSAT, ACT and SAT.