The Kansas City region is rich with resources to support STEM learning. Whether you are a classroom teacher or an informal educator who leads a Girl Scout troop or 4-H Club, you will find plenty of local resources to encourage STEM thinking.
The Agile Work Profiler assessment provides students and career-seekers with useful, actionable information on career-related activities, referred to as Agilities. When students complete the AWP, they can use the results to get ideas for courses of study, selecting a major, and setting graduation, employment and income goals.
The Connector is a unique, web-based tool for teachers that makes it easy to connect with industry professionals for virtual tours, Q&A sessions and more.
Looking for STEM-related field trips, classroom speakers or other resources for your class or group? Start with STEM Connect-KC, a local directory of STEM providers and organizations that support STEM education in Kansas City. Use the filters to choose “Educators” or “Field Trips” to get started!
October 19th, 2026 – Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Hunter Nourzad has partnered with KC STEM Alliance to launch PlayBuilders KC, an initiative that provides spatial reasoning toys to youth across the Kansas City region. Hands-on toys such as LEGO, K’NEX, Lincoln Logs, and others......
19 October, 2026“I inspire students by creating fun, out-of-the-box, and non-traditional learning experiences. Students often experience math as a series of lectures, even during problem-solving. Showing them that math can be engaging and enjoyable helps break that cycle and fosters curiosity.”– Ericka Marsha...
26 May, 2026
Katie Ameku discovered early on that STEM skills could unlock a world of possibilities. She joined her school’s FIRST LEGO League team in fifth grade, amazed by how basic coding could make a robot move—and she never looked back. By high school, she was designing......
18 March, 2025