iring ▁children ▁in ▁science , ▁math ▁and ▁technology ▁was ▁then ▁undert aken ▁through ▁the ▁scal able ▁power ▁of ▁Internet - based ▁social ▁networking . ▁Thus , ▁Mr . ▁Rub in stein ▁today ▁over se es ▁the ▁" Global ▁S TE M ▁Alliance ," ▁a ▁partners hip ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁institutions ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁countries ▁who ▁are ▁committed ▁to ▁playing ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Academy ' s ▁un pre ced ented ▁pair ▁of ▁social ▁networks : ▁the ▁" J un ior ▁Academy " ▁for ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁gift ed ▁children ▁ages ▁ 1 3 – 1 9 ▁and ▁" 1 0 0 0 ▁Girls , ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Fut ures ", ▁designed ▁to ▁provide ▁soft ▁skills ▁to ▁high ▁school ▁girls ▁who ▁like ▁science ▁and ▁math ▁but ▁have ▁no ▁female ▁role ▁models ▁in ▁their ▁families ▁or ▁communities ▁and ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁future ▁work ▁force ▁in ▁technology - based ▁fields ▁from ▁science ▁to ▁fashion ▁to ▁music ▁and ▁fin ance . ▁ ▁The ▁range ▁of ▁these ▁innov ative ▁activities ▁have ▁attract ed ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁network ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁to ▁the ▁Academy , ▁which ▁has ▁partner ed ▁with — liter ally — a ▁thousand ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁academic , ▁industrial , ▁government ▁and ▁non - g overn ment ▁se ctors . ▁ ▁The ▁President ' s ▁Council ▁created ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Rub in stein ▁has ▁ 3 5 ▁Nobel ▁La ure ates ▁and ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁CE Os ▁and ▁government ▁leaders ▁from