Have you ever wondered how you can make more K-12 students aware of the great employment opportunities at your business?

Lancaster County teachers may be able to help. One of the most effective ways to help educators understand the knowledge, skills, and traits your employees need to be successful is to add them to your payroll for the summer. This project will match teachers seeking summer employment with companies who might benefit from their expertise. In addition, the Lancaster County STEM Alliance will work with teachers to amplify their workplace learning by offering them a stipend of $500 to integrate what they learned from your company into their regular classroom instruction. What better way to connect with your future workforce and spread the word about the great work you’re doing in Lancaster County?

LCSA would like all K-12 students to be aware of the great career opportunities at your company. Let’s set up a time to chat about your business needs and whether this program is a good fit for your organization this summer. Send an email to Lauren Beal at lbeal@steinmanfoundation.org to get started. We look forward to working with you.

Teachers for Summer Learning

Engineering Assistant

Quality Inspector

Concert Audio Education Offering

Cable Manufacturing Technician

Rock Lititz Educator

Data Services Coordinator

Industry Tours combine 8 hours of work-based learning and 6 hours of professional development delivered via webinar for 125 educators every summer. With leadership provided by the Lancaster Chamber, the Industry Tours program couples an industry tour with a tour of a matching higher education program. For educators, this highlights the path their students may take to reach a specific, in-demand STEM job in Lancaster County.

Career Close-Ups are a series of one-hour interviews/webinars featuring Lancaster County professionals in emerging and innovative roles. Please join us for this exciting opportunity to learn about some of the careers that could offer your students family-sustaining future employment. The Lancaster Chamber, the Lancaster STEM Alliance, the Workforce Development Board and local employers are proud to offer you this glimpse into exciting local career opportunities.  For more information, contact Lauren Finn, lfinn@lancasterchamber.com. 

The Summer STEM Teacher Externship Opportunity offers Lancaster County educators an exciting work-embedded professional learning experience.  Each year, the Lancaster County STEM Alliance partners with a local company to provide a three-day learning experience about STEM jobs in Lancaster County. This experience helps educators better prepare and equip their students to enter an ever-changing workforce by providing teachers with hands-on exposure to the expectations and needs of some of the largest employers within the county.

Past Externship hosts have included the High Companies, CNH Industrial, and Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories.  Up to 75 educators are selected to participate each summer.  Selection criteria include the applicant’s ability to commit to all three days of the externship experience, the applicant’s commitment to incorporating STEM learning into his/her instruction, and geographic diversity within the county.

For information, please email stem@steinmancommunications.com