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- - - Exploring STEM can be as simple as examining what you find on a nature walk to as complex as coding your own website or building a robot. Use these guides to discover pathways for learning about STEM and getting prepared for careers of the future.
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13 July, 2024

Dive into the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane

See how explorers are using STEM in an attempt to answer one of the greatest mysteries of our time—the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her plane during the final stages of her quest to circumnavigate the world in 1937. Leading experts in the search for the...

11 July, 2024

Recipients of the 2024 Make It REAL Scholarship pose with Leigh Ann Taylor Knight of The DeBruce Foundation and Chelsea Barbercheck of the KC STEM Alliance. They are each holding a colorful sign illustrating their top Agility.

Make It REAL Scholars honored with reception at The DeBruce Foundation

The KC STEM Alliance team and The DeBruce Foundation recognized the 2024 Make It REAL Scholarship recipients during a special celebration for families, teachers and friends on June 3. These inspiring students each earned a $500 scholarship by reflecting on their journey through PLTW -...

04 June, 2024

Project Lead The Way students innovate solutions to real world problems in Senior Showcase competitions

Kansas City, MO (April 24, 2024)—On April 23, 350 students from 40 schools gathered at the Kansas City's Union Station to display their Project Lead The Way senior capstone projects in engineering and biomedical sciences. Attendees saw a variety of projects addressing problems More than 200...

25 April, 2024

CX STEMMy Award nominations now open

Do you know women in STEMM who excel in their career? If so, let's celebrate them with a STEMMy Award! Women in STEMM (WiSTEMM) is a Central Exchange movement designed to put a well-deserved spotlight on women in Kansas City working in the fields of science, technology,...

12 March, 2024

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Robotics Regional Championship brings 48 teams to Kansas City’s Crown Center on Jan. 20

What: More than 350 students in fourth through eighth grades will come together Saturday, Jan. 20, to compete in the FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge Regional Championship in the Crown Center Shops Atrium. The opening ceremony and team celebration begins at 12:15 p.m. in the Westin’s Century...

09 January, 2024

Professional portrait of Dr. Chelsea Barbercheck

KC STEM Alliance names Dr. Chelsea Barbercheck as next director

January 9, 2024—Dr. Chelsea Barbercheck has been named Executive Director of the KC STEM Alliance, a collaborative network of educators, businesses and related organizations that champions STEM education initiatives across the region. When she begins her new role on Jan. 29, Barbercheck will bring a wealth...

09 January, 2024

Kansas City STEM Goes Red Student Scholarship 2023-2024

The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement with the support of Wellsky Foundation and a generous anonymous donor is proud to offer the Kansas City STEM Goes Red Scholarship with the goal of bridging the gap between student interests in pursuing a career...

08 January, 2024

STEM Connect KC Partner Profile: Johnson Country Arts & Heritage Center

The Johnson Country Arts & Heritage Center (8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66212) recently opened a new programming space dedicated to Maker and STEAM programming. The makerspace offers programming for all ages in electronics, hand tools, laser cutting and 3D printing, as an expansion...

31 October, 2023

Civil Engineering + Design Careers Day

It was a day packed full of career-connected learning for more than 200 PLTW - Project Lead The Way students from 11 high schools during Civil Engineering + Design Careers Day on Oct. 10, 2023. This collaborative project between KC STEM Alliance, the Center for...

11 October, 2023

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Dive into the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane

Make It REAL Scholars honored with reception at The DeBruce Foundation

Project Lead The Way students innovate solutions to real world problems in Senior Showcase competitions

CX STEMMy Award nominations now open

FIRST LEGO LEAGUE Robotics Regional Championship brings 48 teams to Kansas City’s Crown Center on Jan. 20

KC STEM Alliance names Dr. Chelsea Barbercheck as next director

Kansas City STEM Goes Red Student Scholarship 2023-2024

STEM Connect KC Partner Profile: Johnson Country Arts & Heritage Center

Civil Engineering + Design Careers Day

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