ROCHELLE – Lincoln Elementary School student Mason Ludwig along with fellow outstanding elementary school students from across the state had the opportunity to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum: Pathways to STEM earlier this month.
The NYLF Pathways to STEM took place in Chicago at Loyola University and was billed as a unique academic and career oriented development experience. This program is one of Envisions’ family of programs that enable students to explore their interests and experience learning beyond the classroom. This program offered various activities in both the medical and engineering field.

“We dissected a cow’s heart, built and programmed a robot, conducted a crime scene investigation with fake blood and diagnosed a snake bite using milk and lemon juice,” said Ludwig, who was nominated by his fourth-grade teacher Sara Dougherty at Lincoln Elementary School based on his work in the classroom.
Ludwig, who has dreams of one day pursuing a career in the engineering field, focusing mainly on underwater habitat, was chosen to attend after submitting an essay to Envision about his interests and future plans.

“He really likes medicine and engineering, so it was a toss-up between those two,” she said. “I think it was a very good experience for him to go and learn all of the medicine, engineering and CSI stuff.”
Since 1985, Envision programs have served more than 800,000 students in more than 145 countries, with programs designed to help students develop the leadership, scholarship and career skills needed to succeed in today’s competitive college and career landscape.

For more information on Envision and the programs they offer visit their website at https://www.envisionexperience.com/.