Ascent Resources donates STEM program to more than 2,000 students

Ascent Resources recently donated STEM program curriculum and supplies to more than 2,000 students in the Eastern Ohio area. The donation served roughly 11 schools, and more than 70 classrooms in Guernsey, Noble, Belmont, Jefferson, and Harrison counties.

“This was a huge project for Ascent Resources and was a labor of love for our company. Ascent has been passionate about STEM for years and truly wanted to make an impact in Ohio, not only providing funds to the program but also providing tangible items for students to use and experience in their classrooms to learn more about oil and gas through the STEM program,” said Amanda Finn, director External Affairs, Ascent Resources.

Ascent Resources staff spent weeks ordering, organizing, packing, and distributing STEM boxes for students in the 2022-2023 school year. The provided experiment material Ascent procured for this donation came from the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education program, which has spent years developing and distributing these STEM materials to teachers throughout Ohio through its teacher workshop program.

“Students will be able to learn about Ohio-made essential energy and the science behind natural gas and oil production. The lessons are interactive and also include valuable job connections to allow students to explore the over 75 different career paths in the natural gas and oil industry in Ohio” said George Brown, executive director of Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program.

Submitted by Ohio Oil and Gas Association