Afterschool STEM teams with a proven track record of getting results are key to engaging kids in competition that makes STEM fun and exciting. This leads to inspiration for kids to want to pursue STEM fields of study and careers. Great examples include:
- FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Lego League Dean Kamen
- Yadkin County Schools lets the Yadkin Bots run
- Business and School Leaders kickoff teams in rural North Carolina
- Ultineers Impact in Warren and Bertie County Schools
- FLL In Action: Winston-Salem Technology Councils’s Forsyth County Invitational Robot Runs
- FLL In Action: 2012 Surry FLL County Invitational Robot Competition
- A Superintendent’s Strategy for Engaging Students In STEM
- College tie-ins allow more to join Michigan robotics craze
- Science Olympiad is another great afterschool program with a proven track record of inspiring STEM careers.
- Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC)
- Technology Student Association (TSA)
- Math Counts
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