
I have helped STEM directors and founders transform their curriculum, scale their programs and increase their impact.
MEET ASPEN HOLLAND
Advisor for STEM Directors, Founders and Businesses
Aspen has established herself as a trusted advisor to directors, founders and businesses, who like her, aim to create high quality STEM education programs that inspires and prepares students for the future of work.
She is best known for designing strategic, scalable, and innovative STEM programs that bridge the gap between the classroom and real-world STEM industries, ensuring students are equipped with the skills necessary to thrive in the future workforce.
What i BELIEVE
THE Philosophy
The future of work is evolving at an unprecedented pace—65% of today’s students will enter careers that don’t yet exist. In this landscape of constant change, curriculum cannot be static; it must be a dynamic, living framework that continuously adapts to the latest advancements and conversations in STEM industries. To truly prepare students for the future, curriculum must be engaging, timely, and strategic in building an intentional learning journey for students.
Scalability is the key to sustainability. While visually appealing, one-off activities may capture attention, they often fail to translate into long-term, scalable impact. If an approach isn’t easily trainable for educators or efficiently implemented at scale, it may not be the best investment for systemic change.
STEM concepts are no longer being confined to just traditional STEM fields—it is embedded in industries as diverse as sports, fashion, and food. The future workforce will not be divided into STEM and non-STEM careers; rather, all jobs will require a level of STEM fluency. To equip students for this reality, we must approach STEM in an interdisciplinary way and ensure students don’t just understand STEM concepts, but know how to apply them in innovative ways.
HOW TO WORK WITH ASPEN
1:1 CONSULTING
In this 6-12 month package, you will work directly with Aspen as your virtual STEM Director.
This is designed for high-level directors or founders who are striving to take their programming to the next level and looking for long term support in curriculum development, developing and launching a new program offering, corporate social responsibility program or workforce development program.
Includes:
Customized strategy and roadmap
Program audit and recommendations report
Biweekly meetings with Aspen
Customized deliverables
Access to Aspen via Slack
OPERATIONS Systems Sprint
Our sprints are designed to provide high-level 1:1 support in a short term partnership. This is perfect for a program director or founder that has a specific operational issue they would like to address in a timely manner. You will have an initial 60 min onboarding meeting with Aspen to discuss your goals and vision, followed by a 90 minute strategy session to review your customized execution plan. After the strategy session, you will have 10 days of advisory support from Aspen via Slack as you implement the execution plan.
Includes:
Initial onboarding meeting, followed by a 90 minute strategy session with Aspen
Custom audit of your programming
Customized execution plan
Access to Aspen via Slack
Custom STEM Curriculum Design
This is a done-for-you service that is geared towards those looking for a custom STEM curriculum that is built with you and your students goals in mind. With our curriculum, we collaborate with you to build out a cohesive strategy in order to create an intentional learning journey for your students and build an educational ecosystem within your programming.
Our curriculum is the first of its kind to include- timely and relevant industry topics, foundational social emotional learning concepts and science communication skills, in addition to engaging hands-on activities so your students are never bored. This service takes approximately 12-14 weeks and is perfect for someone who understands the value of a customized STEM curriculum and wants to delegate curriculum creation to a trusted partner, so they can save their time and focus on making an impact.
Includes:
Inital onboarding meeting to discuss your goals and vision for the curriculum
Custom audit of your programming
Milestone check-in meetings during and after curriculum development
Customized curriculum deliverables
