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Jewels Academy: STEM enrichment for 4th-12th grade girls

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Address

Jewels Academy
1620 Pleasant Street, Suite 216
Des Moines, IA 50314
 

Numbers

Phone (office):  (515) 243-9159
Fax: (515) 339-7151
If you have questions, comments or suggestions for us, please fill out the form below! Any feedback is welcome.
If you are commenting on a certain program, please specify!

Address

Jewels Academy
1620 Pleasant Street, Suite 216
Des Moines, IA 50314
 

Numbers

Phone (office):  (515) 243-9159
Fax: (515) 339-7151

Frequently Asked Questions

Correct, Jewels Academy is a 501c3 organization that serves girls in STEM from elementary to high school ages. Although Jewels Academy primarily serves young women, we do not turn away any student, but instead welcome all students of all faiths and socioeconomic backgrounds.

No, Jewels Academy is not just for students of color or low-income students. However, our philosophy and mission are to reach underrepresented, underserved girls with diverse social-economic backgrounds. We have a heart for diversity on various social and economic levels.

Yes, however our emphasis currently is on our STEM program and slowly bringing in other programs that cover financial stewardship, leadership and the arts.

No, we also have a peer mentor program such that 10th – 12th graders serve as assistant instructors and receive a stipend. We mostly recruit for this program in the Spring of each year. You can find more information in the Our Programs page of this website.

We have our workshops posted on our calendar and our registration page, or check us out on Facebook.

Go to the Register page on our website to register and submit an application and payment for an upcoming workshop.

We do have limited scholarships. They are provided on a need basis and attendance basis.  Find more information about our scholarships on the Scholarships page. Please note we do require the scholarship recipients to attend all sessions for that given workshop period.