Caroline's Project

Caroline’s Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization helping to prepare high potential young women for success at the highest level in STEM fields and in the leadership roles that await them.

Early education and encouragement are key to this success, so Caroline’s Project provides scholarships for young women in grades 8 – 12 to attend some of the region’s best summer STEM enrichment programs. In these programs, they have the chance to explore their interests, discover exciting career possibilities, and network with like-minded students who will be tomorrow’s leaders.

Experiential leadership opportunities are also being developed as part of the organization’s offerings.

“Research shows that although girls show interest in STEM studies when they’re in grade school, they start to lose interest by middle school. If we’re going to gear girls up for the fast-growing STEM field in which they are underrepresented, we need to give them the chance to explore the interesting side of STEM studies in middle school and high school. I saw this need as an opportunity to help and to apply my own business and leadership skills, so my dad and I worked together to launch Caroline’s Project.”

~ Caroline Houghton 
Jr. at Shady Side Academy and founding partner of Caroline’s Project