STEAM Quest

2015-2016 One-week session

Partnerships: UF College of the Arts. Funded by Participant Fees and Provost Office (scholarships)

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Quest immerses rising 11th grade students in various art and science disciplines to stimulate curiosity and appreciation for the range of college degrees and career opportunities available in science and art. Students become Gators for a week living on campus and experiencing residence life, visiting research laboratories and artists’ studios, entering the behind the scenes world of art and science museums, including the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Harn Museum of Art and attending a variety of lectures and demonstrations.

STEAM Quest participants explore the sciences, such as Engineering, Microbiology, and Ecology, and the arts, such as painting, sculpture, and dance, with renowned scientists and artists from the University of Florida who are leading the way to preeminence at this research university.

STEAM Quest is experiential learning in the model of leading universities. Students will create their own “cabinet of curiosity” through an innovative sketchbook approach developed at UF. STEAM Quest welcomes students who are interested in both art and science, regardless of experience in either discipline. This is an enrichment program for students that focuses on cultivating curiosity and creativity through hands-on exposure to the dynamic worlds of art and science. Rising 11th grade students will have unique learning experiences that only UF can provide from its distinguished science and art programs.