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Just $199 to subscribe for 3 facilitators and 50 participants

  • Subscribe

    All content is delivered online – for facilitators & their participants

  • Select

    22 engineering design activities to select from. Each takes ~75 minutes Perfect for informal learning and fun

  • Train

    Facilitator video/written guides provide detailed “How To” instructions, including set up and where to buy supplies

  • Start

    Participants learn about a STEM topic and use the engineering design process to build design solutions

Who is the target audience?

Ideal for clubs, libraries, camps, community groups and other out of school time groups:

  • The core target is middle school aged youth in out of school time programs
  • Successful with Adult Education – from young adults to senior citizens
  • Parents and younger children work together to complete the projects

Free Activity to Sample our Offering

Facilitator Written Guide

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Facilitator Video Guide

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Participant Activity

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About Us

STEMgineering Academy is a fully integrated technology platform with 22 engaging activities where learners move between digital learning and hands-on engineering design. Facilitation is straight forward with easy to read/watch guides provided online. No STEM experience is required.

Leverage your subscription for additional funding

Your investment in a STEMgineering Academy can act as a platform to secure additional funds from foundations, grants or personal asks. Participation records and the design wall provide you the information you need to create a compelling proposal.

User Feedback

They can express their ideas and put it to the test. They were able to try again if their ideas failed. It’s a great learning experience to learn critical thinking and problem solving skills.
The activities were really engaging and sparked the member’s interest. They got to explore and use their creativity without having to worry about graded assignments.
There is a lot of gratification once they are complete. At the end of the projects I hear many of the youth saying they can't believe what they have accomplished.
Our members enjoy the different activities without realizing they are learning or applying academic skill.

Faq's

In the facilitator portal you will find a write up of the program that you can cut and paste into grant proposals. Subscribers in the pilot have had success securing funding from $1000 to $100,000.

If you are looking for arts and crafts activities there are a number of websites to consult. STEMgineering Academy builds skills, knowledge and abilities by grounding the activity in the real world with STEM background material. The Engineering Design Process is the scaffolding for each activity and requires learners to apply problem solving and critical thinking skills.

We recommend four or more activities in order for learners to experience and embed the Engineering Design Process. The Boys & Girls Clubs, our research partners, did fifteen activities over two semesters

Several activities have minimal material cost. For example, Dance Party is an online coding activity with no materials required. Need Some Support is a building activity only requiring one pack of index cards. Secret Agent only requires hidden treats which learners find when they decode a cypher.

Activities are generally done in teams of 2-3 people. A group of 15 would have 5-6 teams and is sufficiently intimate to promote exchanges between teams. Depending on your group and space the group size will vary but if more than 15 learners, additional facilitators are recommended.

A key element of the program is self-guided learning and pacing which is done online individually. Teams can work together to make their design solution but each learner is challenged to think and contribute independently. Certificates at the completion of the activity are tied to individual log-ins.

If learners need to share tablets encourage them to collaborate as they progress through the activity. Certificates can be created manually, (see facilitator portal).

Activities are set up to encourage collaboration by working in teams of 2-3. Each participant records their own responses in STEMgineering Academy and receives their own certificate.

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