{"id":590,"date":"2020-11-10T18:58:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T15:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zoomemorialfoundation.org\/news\/?p=590"},"modified":"2024-01-24T20:29:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:29:54","slug":"getting-students-into-stem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoomemorialfoundation.org\/news\/getting-students-into-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting students into STEM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9107133 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"9107133\"><style>.stk-9107133{background-color:#00d084 !important}.stk-9107133:before{background-color:#00d084 !important}.stk-9107133 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:22px !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-9107133 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:22px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\">Through digital spaces and skills training, ZOO Memorial Foundation aims to instill and encourage confidence in students to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths in education and as a career. 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