Raise Up2 Rise (RU2R)  mission is to educate, elevate, empower and engage youth in Baltimore by offering out-of-school time activities, financial literacy, and physical fitness, mental health, and social advancement.

Our vision is to create a community of self-aware citizens who are strong leaders, activists, and critical and creative thinkers who use their intellect, talents, perseverance, and determination to make their lives, schools, communities and, ultimately, the world a better place.

STEM

One of the ways campers participate in STEM is by gardening.  Campers apply reasoning, discovery and cooperation by caring for plants, learning about cause and effect (for example, plants die without water, weeds compete with plants), learning about the science of plants, animals, weather, the environment, nutrition and simple construction and participating in activities that inspire shared play and teamwork.

Campers gain knowledge of the Engineering Design Process and the Scientific Method while performing hands on science experiments.  Through various fun activities, the campers are encouraged to ask questions, gather information and observe (research), make a hypothesis (guess the answer), experiment and test a hypothesis, analyze test results, and present a conclusion.

Campers work with other members in the community and learn responsibility, gain understanding and develop a love of nature