STEM

Exposing Students to Careers in STEM

Our STEM Program is an exciting Before & Afterschool program for students K-6 focusing on engineering and technology through an INNOVATIVE, PERSONABLE and HANDS-ON approach. During our 45 min – 1 hour class sessions, students are engaged in STEM activities that nurture their curiosity, inspire creativity and teach them how to succeed.

Students who participate in STEM activities:

Are able to see themselves in STEM careers
Learn how to solve problems
Develop critical-thinking skills
Become comfortable with failure and trying again
Learn to work successfully in teams
Develop self-confidence

Our Vision

Become a STEM Factory!

The task is tall, but we’re up for the challenge… just like our students! Our vision is to inspire and cultivate the next generation of engineers from our communities.

Our Mission

Plant the seed and let them blossom.

There are endless careers in STEM. Our goal is to expose students to a variety of activities that hopefully connect with their individual interest… their SPARK! Once they find their SPARK, it grows organically and off they go!

Sample activities

Business Entrepreneurship Simulator
Natural Disaster Structure Design
Weight Load Bridge Design
Mathematical Puzzles
STEM Trivia
And many… many MORE!

Through our partnership with Something to Build Upon, we are currently active on Chicago’s Southside at Bronzeville Classical Elementary, Beasley Academic Center and Edgar Allan Poe Classical Elementary.