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Tower Garden, a vertical, aeroponic growing system, allows you to grow up to 20 vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers in less than three square feet—indoors or out—all from seed. The Tower Garden can be used as a portable STEM learning system for classrooms and afterschool programs....

KC Engineering Zone (KC EZ) is a safe and supportive 4,200-square-foot workspace where Kansas City’s K-12 urban students acquire real-world knowledge, skills and experience through hands-on science, technology, engineering and math programming....

Kansas STARBASE is the U.S. Department of Defense’s award winning science, technology, engineering and math youth program. In 1993, Kansas STARBASE was established to serve students in 4th, 5th or 6th grades who are historically under-represented in STEM. Students engage in inquiry-based curriculum with a...

At Code Ninjas, we help busy parents prepare their kids to think like a programmer through an ongoing coding and robotics curriculum at our four Kansas City locations: Leawood, Lenexa, Olathe, Kansas; and Lee's Summit, Missouri.  Our Code Senseis train youth so they can have...

More than 35 school districts and private schools in the Kansas City metro offer Project Lead The Way, a project-based curriculum designed to engage students in problem solving and STEM learning.  PLTW is a national nonprofit offering this transformative learning experience for K-12 students and...

EVERFI offers teachers free interactive, standards-based digital resources with extension lessons and built-in reporting to help students explore STEM careers and connect STEM concepts to their everyday world. Tap into student interest and curiosity to make critical math, science, and career concepts relatable. EVERFI’s  STEM & Career...

TEALS supports high schools in building and growing Computer Science programs by pairing trained computer science professionals from across the technology industry with classroom teachers to team-teach computer science. TEALS also helps students identify opportunities to apply their knowledge and experience first-hand how technology can play...

Transportation YOU is a hands-on, interactive, mentoring program that offers young girls ages 13-18 an introduction to a wide variety of transportation careers. Through the program, WTS-KC works to make a difference in the lives of young girls by offering programs and activities that will...

4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H helps young people acquire the skills and knowledge to become self-directing, productive, contributing members of our community through projects, events and activities. Rocketry, woodworking, foods, gardening, and...

SWE-KC is the Kansas City Section of the Society of Women Engineers. We bring SWE professional members in the Kansas City area together for the purpose of achieving Society-level goals on a local level. SWE-KC focuses specifically on professional development, STEM Outreach, networking events and...