STEM Events for Children

Engaging images of children participating in hands-on STEM activities, crafts, and educational events promoting learning and creativity in a vibrant atmosphere.

20220923-AH544-005 NAS JRB FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 23, 2022) Children making crafts at the craft making station during MWR Fort Worth's Oktoberfest celebration.(U.S. Navy photos by Sandy Owens/Released)

20220923-AH544-005 NAS JRB FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 23, 2022) Children making crafts at the craft making station during MWR Fort Worth's Oktoberfest celebration.(U.S. Navy photos by Sandy Owens/Released)

. Kate M. McMurtry, deputy director of Integrated Aviation Systems Program shares with students how NASA is working to quiet the sonic boom with the development of the X-59 aircraft at NASAs California Office of STEM Engagement event with Center of Science and Industry at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.

Military members and their families visit the United Through Reading booth during National Night Out at Crossroads Elementary School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 2, 2022. United Through Reading is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help service members connect with their families through reading.

HUNCH (High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware) students came together at the U.Sl Space and Rocket Center (USSRC) in a competition to create recipes for food to feed astronauts in space. Six teams from North Alabama and George participated. The winner will compete with students from competitions at other NASA centers later at the Johnson Space Flight Center.

A NASA staff member describes the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission. The GPM Core Observatory satellite was launched into space on February 27, 2014 and will measure rain and snow worldwide every three hours. The GPM mission will help advance our understanding of Earth's water and energy cycles, improve the forecasting of extreme events that cause natural disasters, and extend current capabilities of using satellite precipitation information. The USA Science and Engineering Festival took place at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on April 26 and 27, 2014.

Charlotte County, FL (Oct. 5, 2022) - Insurance Village in Charlotte County event was organized by the local government in collaboration with private insurance providers. FEMAs IA staff was there registering survivors. Eliezer Hernandez

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WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 27, 2022) - Personnel participate in Naval Support Activity Washington's Back to School Celebration, hosted by the Morale, Welfare and Recreation office.

WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 27, 2022) - Personnel participate in Naval Support Activity Washington's Back to School Celebration, hosted by the Morale, Welfare and Recreation office.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Adam Y. Rineer, a senior drill instructor with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, delivers the initial senior drill instructor speech to teachers as part of Educators Workshop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, April 6, 2022. Educators Workshop provides the opportunity for high school teachers to experience and gain insight on some of the challenges recruits face during Marine Corps recruit training.

Humphreys Central Elementary School students load pennies on a paper bridge during a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) event, Humphreys Central Elementary School, May 24.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Teen Leadership Summit facilitators assist parents in registering their teens for the summit hosted by the Community Action Team at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, June 3, 2022. The Robins CAT, which provides a comprehensive umbrella of care for the bases population, held the summit as an opportunity to network with one another and learn resiliency skill.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Tanner Dotson, a 2022 Ruston High School graduate, talks to students during a pull up challenge held by the Marines at Ruston High School in Ruston, Louisiana, Sept. 30, 2022. The Marines held a pull up challenge to see if Ruston High School could collectively do more pull ups than Neville High School. The pull up challenge is part of The Great American Rivalry Series, hosted by Brainbox Intelligent Marketing and highlights top high school football rivalries nationwide. Dotson graduated and earned the title United States Marine at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, on September 23, 2022.

Museum Volunteers Bill Filbert, with the Hampton Roads Naval Museum (HRNM), and Stella Lonzanida, daughter of HRNM Public Affairs Officer Max Lonzanida, interact with visitors and fans at the Norfolk Tides baseball stadium during Navy Night on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Visitors to the outreach booth received information about the museums exhibit The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975, along with educational materials.

A child interacts with a display during the DoD STARBASE STEM Fest at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Sept. 30, 2022. The STARBASE program was implemented on the installation to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning for 5th grade students in Arkansas.

After eight months of designing, building and testing, the middle school, high school and college and university teams launched their rockets as part of NASA Student Launch on Sunday, April 8. The rockets and their payloads are designed to fly to 1-mile in altitude before deploying recovery systems that brings them safely to the ground.

NASA STEM Activities at the White House Easter Egg Roll. Guests participate in STEM activities during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 10, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

NASA STEM Activities at the White House Easter Egg Roll. Guests participate in STEM activities during the White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 10, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

Following two years of virtual events, high school and college teams from across the country return to Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama, to compete in NASAs Student Launch rocketry competition April 23.

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology; FIRST Robotics Competition 2010 Silicon Valley Regional held at San Jose State University, San Jose, California Gearheads, Prospect H.S. CA Team 2813

Students from E. E. Smith High School and Albritton Middle School visit the Airborne Innovation Lab on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2022. The students were invited on a science, technology, engineering, and math field trip where Paratroopers showcased some of the technology commonly used during field operations.

NASA Program Manager for Centennial Challenges Sam Ortega help show a young visitor how to drive a rover as part of the interactive NASA Mars rover exhibit during the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) "TouchTomorrow" education and outreach event that was held in tandem with the NASA-WPI Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge on Saturday, June 16, 2012 in Worcester, Mass. The NASA-WPI challenge tasked robotic teams to build autonomous robots that can identify, collect and return samples. NASA needs autonomous robotic capability for future planetary exploration.

A child colors a picture during a Month of the Military Child event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 15, 2022. Each year, the Department of Defense joins national, state, and local governments, schools, and military-serving organizations to celebrate military children. This year marked the first time in two years the event was held on the installation due to COVID-19.

Dave Devalle and his father Dave Myrick listen to lesson about buoyancy during the 25th annual Discover E Day at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, April 1, 2023. The event invites families to have hands-on learning with undersea science, math, engineering, and technology.

220819-N-IE405-1456 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (Aug. 19, 2022) Families receive free books from Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society during the "Back 2 School" block party event, hosted by Morale, Welfare, and Recreation, onboard U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Support Site in Gricignano di Aversa, Italy, Aug. 19, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia.

Matthew May, a navigation assistant with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, welcomes visitors at the entrance to Allegheny River Lock and Dam 4 in Natrona, Pennsylvania, for Lock Fest July 9, 2022. Lock Fest is an annual free event open to the public, hosted by the Pittsburgh District. The event provides an opportunity for members of the community to lock through navigation facilities, watch live locking demonstrations, learn valuable water-safety tips, talk to tow operators, meet Bobber the Water Safety Dog, visit educational exhibits, gain knowledge on safe river navigation and more.

Operation Junior Expeditionary Team (OpJET), June 17, 2022, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. OpJET provides children the opportunity to see a mock deployment and gives them an idea what their parent experiences when they report for duty away from home, as well as the process when they return.

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

221115-N-XM133-0007 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Nov. 15, 2022) Navy wounded warriors (NWW) assigned to various commands around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam participate in woodworking as part of the 3rd annual NWW R.E.S.E.T. event sponsored by the Navy Wounded Warrior program in commemoration of Warrior Care Month. In 2008, the Secretary of Defense designated November as Warrior Care Month in order to inform members of the military and their families and communities about the programs and initiatives currently being provided through the Warrior Care system and the forthcoming improvements.

Children and parents from the 97th Air Mobility Wing examine books at the Back to School-A-Palooza at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 5, 2022. The event was sponsored by the 97th Force Support Squadron and other vendors both on and off base.

Fourth through sixth graders from the Migrant Summer School Program in Caldwell spent a day on Gowen Field, July 15, as part of STARBASE-Idahos forensic summer camp, where they learned about arson investigation, facial reconstruction and the basics of gathering accounts from eyewitness. They also spent some time touring the Idaho National Guards 204th Regional Training Institute and climbing on its tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. More than 170 Idaho students from five different schools and agencies participated in STARBASE-Idaho summer camps this summer as the program expanded from a single camp for children of Idaho National Guardsmen to eight camps with three specially designed themes.

People playing at KingDomino at the game and toy fair of Quebec City - La Revanche, board game, ExpoCité fair center.

Military retirees and their family members participate in the 2022 Retiree Appreciation Day on Sept. 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Hundreds of people attended the event that was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Soldier for Life/Retirement Services Office with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources. It was the first Retiree Appreciation Day at the installation since 2019.

A family visits the Chinese Russian schoolhouses tent during Language Day, May 13, 2022, at Presidio of Monterey, Calif. The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center hosted Language Day to give faculty and students the opportunity to share the language and culture they learn about.

FWS employees teaching students about different fish at the 2009 Nation's River Bass Tournament. Subjects: Employees (USFWS); Children; Connecting people with nature; Recreation; Environmental education. Location: Maryland. . 1998 - 2011.

NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, 2nd from left, works with students during a hands-on STEM activity on the grounds of the Vice President's residence at the Naval Observatory, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Washington. The Vice President and Second Gentleman hosted an evening of NASA STEM activities at the Naval Observatory for military families and local STEM students and their families, including a special screening of Disney Pixars Lightyear.

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Michael Ballesteros, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Fire and Emergency Services Fire Marshal, shows elementary students common fire equipment during a fire engine tour during a school visit at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 18, 2022. The fire department conducted a demonstration of a simulated housefire using a smoke machine and trailer prior to a tour of the fire engine in which they showcased equipment in observance of the 100th anniversary of fire prevention week.

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Military children receive school supplies during a Back to School Field Day at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, July 29, 2022. During the event, U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 23rd Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center and Freedom One Fitness Center handed out backpacks and various supplies to set them up for the new school year.

Hurricane Katrina, Mobile, Ala., May 3, 2006 - FEMA Public Information Officer Zachary Graber distributes printed hurricane related materials to Mobile County school children attending today's tour of the NOAA Hurricane Hunter Research Aircraft at the Mobile Regional Airport. The aircraft, crew, and members of the National Weather Service are here to raise public awareness and hurricane preparedness. George Armstrong/FEMA

Keller Williams volunteers help clean up at John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica. More than 30,000 associates from Keller Williams Realty across the United States and Canada participate in the third annual RED Day, May 12, 2011. RED Day, which stands for Renew, Energize and Donate, is a collective service initiative where the companys associates donate a day to give back to the community. Santa Monica, California, USA

Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted Ecuadorian dignitaries for an Ecuadorian Independence Day event hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 10, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country and food from the same.

Marshall Space Flight Center retiree Ron Creel with young participant at LUROVA exhibit. The event, hosted by the Planetary Missions Program at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, encourages observation and appreciation of the Moon and its connection to NASA planetary science and exploration, as well as our cultural and personal connections to it. Children attending the event had the opportunity to participate in planetary, science-based, hands-on activities

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 22, 2022) - Children participate in science experiments as part of the Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) 2022 Earth Day Fair. The annual event provides information on animal habitats, recycling, alternate energy, historic resources and more. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Junior ROTC cadets teach Kadena Elementary School Safety Patrol students the official way to raise the American flag at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 29, 2022. By sharing their knowledge, the cadets worked to instill and preserve the proper respect for symbols of national pride within their younger counterparts.

Operation Junior Expeditionary Team (OpJET), June 17, 2022, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. OpJET provides children the opportunity to see a mock deployment and gives them an idea what their parent experiences when they report for duty away from home, as well as the process when they return.

Palo Alto, Calif., June 10, 2012 Federal Preparedness Coordinator, Farley Howell, hands out Ready.com booklets to participants at the Duracell Patrick Willis Youth Pro-Camp.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Explore@NASAGoddard celebrates the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. All areas of Goddards research - Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, and engineering and technology - will be presented, as each discipline plays a critical part in NASA's ongoing journey to reach new heights.

U.S. Army Col. Jennifer McDonough, the commander of the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, places her hand onto painter's paper to create a hand painting that represents unity during the Black History Month celebration on Powidz, Poland, Feb. 17, 2024. During this event, Soldiers enjoyed food from different cultures, hand paintings, and played trivia. The Army is proud to highlight its long-standing commitment to being a diverse, equal, and inclusive organization where all have an opportunity to be all they can be.

Watering plants. School Children learn about and tend the vertical garden at the Downtown Value School, a charter school in downtown Los Angeles.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (Sept. 1, 2022) Boatswains Mate 1st Class Tiffany Hodges, a recruiter assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Mid America, gives Navy promotional items to people at Southern Illinois Universitys (SIU) diversity week, Sept. 1, 2022. The week focused on bringing together the SIU campus and community for activities and educational events that both celebrated and fostered the appreciation of peoples differences. NTAG Mid America, part of Navy Recruiting Command, recruits the next generation of Navy Sailors throughout areas encompassing Missouri, Kansas, central and southern Illinois, and a portion of Kentucky.

NASA welcomed hundreds of children and accompanying adults to its INFINITY visitor center on Aug. 4, offering Mars-related activities that focused attention on the space agency's Curiosity mission to the Red Planet. Among other things, students from Gulfport High School, who field a team each year in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, offered young visitors a firsthand look at how robots work Hundreds of persons visited the INFINITY facility during the day, including media representatives from surrounding communities.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - College and university teams prepare their robots for NASAs Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 teams from around the U.S. have designed and built remote-controlled robots for the mining competition. The competition is a NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate project designed to engage and retain students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields by expanding opportunities for student research and design. Teams use their remote-controlled robotics to maneuver and dig in a supersized sandbox filled with a crushed material that has characteristics similar to Martian soil. The objective of the challenge is to see which teams robot can collect and move the most regolith within a specified amount of time.

Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, visits the German School in Pretoria., Pretoria, South Africa, Africa

Secretary Gale Norton visiting the cafeteria during dedication day tour of the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation

FEMA Region 1 staffer Emily Miller gives out preparedness goodies to children at Marshfield's annual Safety Day, helped at Marshfield airport on October 4th. Public safety and emergency management agencies at the local, state and federal level were joined by regional owner companies, the state department of transportation, the Coast Guard, the National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and others for a day of safety education, awesome equipment, and BBQ... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASAs Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Kelvin Manning, associate deputy director of Kennedy Space Center, speaks to visitors during the grand opening of the new Angry Birds Space Encounter. To Mannings left is Red Bird, one of the Angry Bird Space characters. Finland-based Rovio Entertainment, the creator of the Angry Birds Space game, partnered with Kennedy Space Center to bring the beloved characters to life. It is the first Angry Birds interactive exhibit in the United States designed for people of all ages. The 4,485-square-foot facility hosts the space adventures of the Angry Birds as they travel into an intergalactic wormhole, come face-to-face with Space Pigs and discover heroic superpowers. Six interactive stations are designed to encourage children in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields of study.

A U.S. Naval Academy candidate receives a brief about the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program during their in-processing at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, June 29, 2022. U.S. Naval Academy in-processing began today for midshipman candidates for the Class of 2026 who came directly from the fleet, attended the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS), or are international students. The NAPS and prior-enlisted midshipmen candidates provide midshipmen candidates mentorship and guidance to their classmates during Plebe Summer, the demanding six-week indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life.

Agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency educate Marine Corps Base Quantico residents about National Drug Take Back Day Initiative at the Marine Corps Exchange on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Oct. 29, 2022. NDTBDI is hosted by the DEA to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing prescription medications.

A child puts on a fire suit during an open house event for National Fire Prevention Week at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 15, 2022. Fire wont wait, plan your escape is the theme for this years National Fire Prevention Week observation. This observation is meant to educate people of all ages on fire awareness and safety measures.

Service members gather art supplies during The Joy of Painting art and relaxation event at the Hobson Recreation Center, Presidio of Monterey, Calif., Sept. 16.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On the NASA Causeway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a 40- by 70-foot activity tent chock full of LEGO bricks is ready to welcome children of all ages. There, they will have the opportunity to build their vision of the future with LEGO bricks, marking the beginning of a three-year Space Act Agreement between NASA and The LEGO Group. The partnership is meant to spark the interest of children in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). To commemorate the partnership, two small LEGO space shuttles will launch aboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission to the International Space Station and the company will release four NASA-inspired products in its LEGO CITY line next year. LEGO sets also will fly to the space station aboard Endeavour's STS-134 mission, and will be put together on orbit to demonstrate the challenges faced while building things in microgravity.

Students at poster sale in tent on campus Oregon State University in Corvallis Oregon

U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May participated in the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, Oct. 12, 2022, on base.The program is designed to develop informed, committed and qualified business, community, and civic leaders for the benefit of the Cape May area. Using models established by successful Leadership programs held around the United States, this program combines classroom learning with field experience to grow skills as a leader.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Tamargo

Young boys collect food for the worm compost bin after their class mates eat their lunch at the Downtown Value School, a charter school in downtown Los Angeles. The school uses gardens to teach students about gardening and also has a vertical garden, a flower and produce garden that goes around the school grounds and a small greenhouse. Los Angeles, California, USA

Princeton University students interact with young Afghan guests during a visit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Jan. 28, 2022. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 11,000 Afghan evacuees at Liberty Village, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew B. Fredericks)

Bronx, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2013 Students in the Bronx, New York, take part in learning about natural disasters and preparedness during a FEMA For Kids presentation at MARC Academy and Family Center. FEMA plays a vital role supporting State, Tribal and local governments as they respond to the impacts of Hurricane Sandy. Eliud Echevarria /FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Stennis Space Center Education Office Director Katie Wallace (left) assists a young visitor at an activity table during the 50th Anniversary Open House sponsored by Stennis Space Center on June 2. Stennis hosted the open house as part of its yearlong 50th anniversary celebration.

Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest event at Main Interior, with Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett among the Interior officials on hand

Parents take photos as Strong Beginnings graduates leave their graduation ceremony at the Presidio of Monterey Child Development Center, Ord Military Community, Calif., June 3.

Sumter School District middle schoolers participates in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Expo Challenge at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 1, 2022. The Air Force STEM encourages Airmen to increase their technical abilities to better enable innovation and is committed to assure technologically superior war-fighting capabilities through attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining a world class STEM workforce.

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NASAs SpaceX Crew-3 visits Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, and NASAs SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut Kayla Barron, left, participate in STEM demonstrations with students during their visit to Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington.

Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony at E.J. King Middle High School at CFAS Sept. 21, 2022. The ceremony was held to officially open the newly constructed and partially renovated buildings at the school. For 75 years, CFAS has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services to empower forward-deployed U.S. and Allied Forces while providing superior support to their families and the community.

Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony at E.J. King Middle High School at CFAS Sept. 21, 2022. The ceremony was held to officially open the newly constructed and partially renovated buildings at the school. For 75 years, CFAS has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services to empower forward-deployed U.S. and Allied Forces while providing superior support to their families and the community.

Jazzy the clown creates a balloon sword during a carnival celebrating the Month of the Military Child at Bolden Elementary Middle School, Beaufort, South Carolina, April 1, 2023. Month of the Military Child recognizes military families and their children for the sacrifices and unique challenges they overcome every day.

Oceanside, N.Y., Nov. 14, 2012 FEMA Corps youth are group of 1,600 service corps members within AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps whose purpose is solely devoted to preparedness, response, and recovery in a disaster. There are currently over 400 FEMA Corps youth in the New York area, including those in the Disaster Recovery Center at the Hockey Rink on Magnolia Blvd in Long Beach. Walt Jennings/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 27, 2022) - Personnel participate in Naval Support Activity Washington's Back to School Celebration, hosted by the Morale, Welfare and Recreation office.

Students at poster sale in tent on campus Oregon State University in Corvallis Oregon

Lansing, Michigan, Activists rally outside the House of Representatives chamber in the Michigan State Capitol building, demanding that the legislature allow undocumented immigrants to get drivers licenses. The ""Driving Without Fear"" event was organized by Cosech Michigan.

Derby, Kansas' Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps members volunteer at the Kid Zone at Frontiers in Flight Open House and Airshow, Sept. 25, 2022, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Team McConnell used the airshow as a way to give back to the surrounding communities for all the support they give to the base and it's Airmen.

Chris Rivera, FRCE aerospace engineer, assists Danica Westphal, 7th grade student at Tucker Creek Middle School in Havelock, North Carolina, with programming a miniature robot to follow an intersecting track. Rivera taught STEM lessons to several classes of Tucker Creek students during a visit to the school on April 12.

Reedley, California, United States. Obese girls dance during culinary class at Wellspring Academy, a boarding school for obesity.

Lt. Cate Giguere, Station Washington Commanding Officer, shows off a life ring to students of LEARN DC at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington D.C. on April 27th, 2022. Station Washington crew members gave tours of a 29 Response Boat-Small and demonstrated water safety as part of the Coast Guards Partnership in Education program (PIE). PIE unites the Coast Guard family with local schools and communities through opportunities to work directly with students which enhances educational opportunities and raises awareness about the Service.

Fire Prevention Week will be taking place from 9 - 15 October 2022. This year's theme is "Fire Won't Wait, Plan Your Escape."

Annie, spouse, and family of a 111th Attack Wing member after they received school supplies during the Back to School Backpack Brigade event Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Biddle Air National Guard Base. The event provided locally donated school supplies for military families and was hosted by the Friends of the Family Readiness Group and Operation Homefront. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ross Alexander Whitley / 111th Attack Wing)

A child reaches for a fire extinguisher during the Jr. Fire Fighter Challenge, Oct. 14, 2022, at the Youth Center on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of Oct. 9 to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire” of 1871 and is used to educate communities on the importance of fire safety.

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France, Brittany, Rennes on 2022-02-04. The University of Rennes 2 s Free Solidarity Grocery recovers unsold food from supermarkets and uneaten meals from school canteens and distributes them free of charge to students. In this way, they fight both against waste and against student poverty. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Rennes le 2022-02-04. L Epicerie Gratuite Solidaire de l Universite Rennes 2 recupere les invendus des supermarches et les repas non consommees des cantines des ecoles pour les distribue gratuitement aux etudiants. Ainsi, ils luttent a la fois contre le gaspillage et contre la precarite etudiante. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

The Training Center Cape May Fire Department held a Fire Prevention Week program in Coast Guard housing in Cape May, N.J., Oct. 11, 2022.This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the national program. Sparky the Firedog and the base Firefighters held fire safety activities and handed out materials promoting fire prevention to all in attendance.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Tamargo

CR outreach at a Lee County Library.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Military families pick out free backpacks with school supplies during a Back to School Field Day at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, July 29, 2022. The 23rd Force Support Squadrons Airman and Family Readiness Center teamed up with Freedom One Fitness Center to give back to the military community by hosting the field day.

Activities at the National Park Service (NPS)-sponsored National Junior Ranger Day on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining NPS officials, volunteers, D.C. area schoolchildren and their families on hand

Secretary Gale Norton visiting the cafeteria during dedication day tour of the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation

Washington, DC, Children play chess at the Eastern Market Metro Plaza on Capitol Hill. The chess tournament was organized by the U.S. Chess Center

After eight months of designing, building and testing, the middle school, high school and college and university teams launched their rockets as part of NASA Student Launch on Sunday, April 8. The rockets and their payloads are designed to fly to 1-mile in altitude before deploying recovery systems that brings them safely to the ground.

CR outreach at a Lee County Library.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Staff from the Roberto "Bobby" Barrera (RBB) Elementary School hand out streamers to students as they prepare to walk the "Purple Parade" held at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 29, 2022. The "Purple Parade" was held in celebration of RBB Elementary School receiving the Purple Star Award, recognizing the support and commitment the school provides to meeting the unique needs of military-connected students and their families.

Educators from Lansing, Michigan, and Nashville, Tennessee, experience an Educators Workshop at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, March 1, 2023. The Educators Workshop is designed to inform school staff about the commitment and benefits of service in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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