FLIPS 101
FLIPS stands for Fostering Leaders, Innovators, and ________ in STEM
How many curriculum phases are there?
5 (S1, S2, Summer, S3, S4)
A mentee shares this scenario with you: a SL and a co-SL disagree in front of the kids about how to run an activity. This is the mentee's best immediate move.
Table the disagreement, keep the activity moving, and resolve it privately afterward
This is one major category of FLIPS's funding besides individual donations (hint: written applications to foundations).
Grant
FLIPS has hosted camps in this many states.
5
The first official FLIPS camp occurred in this city.
San Benito, Texas
What form do camp founders complete each time they host a camp?
PCR (Post Camp Report)
Your mentee has not responded to you in two weeks. You should:
Continue to follow up via text and email, looping in Jayden and Cruz.
What online platform does FLIPS use to receive monetary donations?
Give Butter https://givebutter.com/flips
This S3 call is the first to discuss specifically succession planning.
2026 FLIPS graduates have been accepted to this many distinct colleges and universities.
34
What is the only non-safety related requirement of FLIPS stations?
Must be connected to a STEM career.
[DAILY DOUBLE] A mentee discloses something that concerns you about their safety or wellbeing at home. This is the mentor's required next step.
Report it to Jayden and Cruz! Never handle it alone or promise the student confidentiality
What do you do if you are offered a personal cash donation to FLIPS?
Do not accept the money, and direct them to FLIPS's official giving page.
This is the term used to describe the underclassmen being trained to take over the camp.
In FLIPS's model, 3rd-8th graders experience camps, led by high schoolers. High schoolers train their replacements, and can later become mentors in college. This model is ____ - ________.
What lesson is covered each semester (including summer)?
5.c Last Minute Checklist or 5.d Camp Reflection
You feel overwhelmed, and feel you cannot continue mentoring your students. You should:
Contact Cruz and Jayden to develop an action plan. DO NOT ghost your students.
Including grants, sponsorships, and in-kind donations, how much money have FLIPS camp founders raised to date?
$55,500.00
Assuming that all graduating FLIPS CFs return as mentors, and each mentor teaches 2 schools, how many schools will receive FLIPS programming for the first time in Fall 2027?
6
What is the official FLIPS mission? You must restate it exactly.
FLIPS (Fostering Leaders, Innovators, and Pioneers in STEM) believes in a future where all students have access to STEM immersion and leadership opportunities. We empower communities with STEM resources to foster STEM leaders and dreamers.
What is the average number of lessons per call across ALL curriculum? Answer is to two decimal places, e.x 0.01
1.48
Your mentee may be incapable of hosting a camp due to gaps in organizational skill. They ghost you and never have updates to provide. What would you say the next time you meet? To secure this point, you must give a 30-second speech to the student.
An acceptable response includes:
- FIRST, seek to understand if anything extraneous is going on
- Re-explain expectations as a camp founder
- Explicitly stating what will happen if they continue this behavior (removal from program)
- Offer support moving forward
The FLIPS MVP is the smallest version that tests the core hypothesis. In terms of our model, what is the core hypothesis?
A high schooler can recruit a small team, plan STEM lessons, and deliver it to underserved elementary/middle schoolers sustainably.
This is the core design reason FLIPS teaches "camp culture" twice (once in S1/S2 and again in S3) rather than assuming it will naturally carry over to the next leader.
Culture isn't self-sustaining. It must has be deliberately re-taught to the incoming leader, or it ends with the founder's graduation.