National STEM Champion Elle Saleeby on Outside of the Box

About this episode

Elle Saleeby discusses her innovative backpack insert project aimed at improving safety for children walking to school.

On this episode, I talked with National STEM Champion Elle Saleeby who took a scary situation and turned it into an innovative opportunity to help fellow young people. Kids are frequently in danger of being hit by a vehicle while walking to school. When Elle experienced this herself, she recognized a need to have better protection and developed a backpack insert. Hear all about her amazing project and what she is looking forward to at the National STEM Festival.

People in this episode

Host: Christine G

Guest: Elle Saleeby

Topics covered

• STEM
• innovation
• youth safety
• backpack insert
• interview

Keywords

• STEM Champion
• youth innovation
• safety project
• backpack safety
• National STEM Festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National STEM Festival

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