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......
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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......
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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......
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas City, MO.—FIRST, a robotics community that prepares young people for the future, has awarded the KC STEM Alliance one of five STEM Equity Community Innovation grants to address inequities in access to science and technology for children in countries around the......
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Kansas City, MO—WeCode KC’s new home at 4825 Troost in Kansas City places the rapidly growing nonprofit right where co-founder Tammy Buckner wants it to be—in a highly visible and accessible location where her team can continue teaching young people tech skills that can change......
26 June, 2023 No commentKansas City, MO (May 2, 2023)—On April 25, 414 students from 32 schools gathered at the Overland Park Convention Center to display their Project Lead The Way senior capstone projects in engineering and biomedical sciences. Attendees saw a variety of projects, from door lock reminders......
27 April, 2023 1 CommentKansas City, MO (May 3, 2022)—Nearly 400 students from 36 schools came together to showcase their senior capstone projects in engineering and biomedical sciences at Union Station on April 26. Visitors, who had the opportunity to attend in person for the first time since 2019,......
03 May, 2022 No comment Project Lead The Way students develop innovative solutions with award-winning STEM projects $25,000 in scholarships awarded in biomedical, sustainability, and other innovation contests May 6, 2021—Project Lead The Way students from across the metro developed innovative projects to address issues such as sanitation......
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As the world turns attention to the #February11 International Day of Girls and Women in Science, KC STEM Alliance releases findings from its research into how to address the gender gap in STEM at a local level. Kansas City, MO (February 11, 2021)—The KC......
11 February, 2021 No commentCongratulations to these three recent high school graduates who each received a $500 inaugural Make It REAL scholarship from the KC STEM Alliance. Several years ago, KC STEM Alliance and STARTLAND teamed up to introduce high school seniors working on innovative capstone projects in engineering......
06 July, 2020 No commentHeartland and Central Missouri FIRST Robotics Competition Regional Awards Local students, volunteers and partners recognized in online ceremony as FIRST community celebrates virtually May 5, 2020—Although game play for the Infinite Recharge FIRST Robotics Competition season was suspended due to Covid-19, online judging for several......
05 May, 2020 No commentProject Lead The Way students persevere to complete award-winning projects in engineering and biomedical sciences $11,500 in scholarships awarded in online design, sustainability and innovation contests May 4, 2020—Despite a disrupted spring semester, students from across the metro completed more than 120 senior capstone projects......
04 May, 2020 No commentSix local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 15-18 in Houston, during the Greater Kansas City Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition on Feb. 29-March 1 at Lee’s Summit North High School. This......
01 March, 2020 No commentKansas City, MO (December 9, 2019)—As the Kansas City region recognizes Computer Science Education Week, the KC STEM Alliance today released a review of the current state of K-12 computer science education in the region. Executive Director Martha McCabe said the report contains encouraging news......
09 December, 2019 No commentFour students from the Kansas City metro recently received national recognition for their passion for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), winning the Girls Living STEM Award from the National STEM Learning Ecosystem. The award recognizes young women in grades K-12 who show leadership qualities,......
20 November, 2019 No commentKC STEM Alliance awards $10,000 in scholarship prizes and recognizes innovation in engineering and biomedical projects Project Lead The Way senior capstone projects test practical solutions for improving the process for laying concrete, traffic congestion, and safer pill bottles; as well as medical research on......
08 May, 2019 No commentSix local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 17-20 in Houston, during the Greater Kansas City Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition on March 22-23 at Rockhurst High School. This year’s competition featured......
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Two local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 17-20 in Houston, during the Heartland Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition on March 15-16 at Olathe South High School. This year’s competition featured 36......
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Missouri special session elevates ongoing work to improve and expand K-12 computer science education KANSAS CITY, MO—As Missouri lawmakers resume work on computer science education legislation in a special session called by Governor Mike Parson, KC STEM Alliance Executive Director Martha McCabe noted the renewed......
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Since 2011, the KC STEM Alliance has shaped the regional implementation of two nationally renowned STEM education programs–Project Lead The Way, a project-based learning curriculum that now reaches PreK through 12th grade students, and FIRST Robotics, a K-12 extracurricular program that uses a sports model......
13 July, 2018 No commentWhen KC STEM Alliance brought together 377 students from 41 schools to showcase their senior capstone projects in engineering and biomedical sciences at Union Station on April 25, visitors were amazed at their ingenuity and creativity. Special guests included Project Lead The Way President and......
30 April, 2018 No commentFive local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 18-21 in Houston, during the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition Greater Kansas City Regional on March 16-17 at the Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology Campus. Attended by fans, families,......
17 March, 2018 No commentFive local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 18-21 in Houston, during the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition new Heartland Regional on March 10-11 at the Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology Campus. Attended by fans, families, educators......
11 March, 2018 No commentKansas City, Mo. (January 20, 2018)–Green Hole, a neighborhood team from Lawrence, Kan., took home the top honors from the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) Regional Championship at Metropolitan Community College’s Business & Technology Campus on Saturday, Jan. 20. The competition included more than 400 students......
21 January, 2018 No commentThis report summarizes KC STEM Alliance’s work since its inception in 2011:...
10 January, 2018 No commentKC STEM Alliance Awards $10,000 in scholarships and the chance to test project marketability in ‘Make It REAL’ Workshop on June 2 April 19, 2017—More than 370 students filled Union Station’s Sprint Festival Plaza with innovative solutions to problems large and small during KC......
21 April, 2017 No commentStudents advanced from FIRST Robotics Competition putting custom-built robots to the test; others win honors for design, sportsmanship, partnerships Kansas City, MO–Five local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championship, April 26-29 in St. Louis, during the FIRST (For Inspiration and......
27 March, 2017 No commentKansas City, Mo. (February 25, 2017)–The Flying Penguins, a neighborhood team from Overland Park, Kan., took home the top honors from the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) Regional Championship at Metropolitan Community College’s Business & Technology Campus on Saturday, Feb. 25. The competition included more than......
27 February, 2017 No comment(Sept. 14, 2016) The KC STEM Alliance is pleased to announce the availability of grants to support and increase student participation in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) in the following counties: Johnson and Wyandotte in Kansas; and Cass, Clay,......
14 September, 2016 No commentAugust 18, 2016—As students across the metro return to school this month, a record number will explore the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through Project Lead the Way, which uses project-based learning to give students hands-on STEM experiences. According to an......
18 August, 2016 No commentKC STEM Alliance Awards $10,000 in scholarships and the chance to test project marketability in ‘Make It REAL’ Workshop on June 3 Kansas City, MO (April 20, 2016)—More than 300 students filled Union Station’s Sprint Festival Plaza with innovative solutions to problems large and small......
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Teams from Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Liberty, Independence and Warrensburg Advance to World Championships in St. Louis Next Month Kansas City, MO (March 14, 2016)–Attended by thousands of fans, families, educators and industry leaders, the Kansas City Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and......
24 March, 2016 No commentKansas City, MO (Jan. 22, 2016)–Martha McCabe has been named Executive Director of the KC STEM Alliance, a collaborative network of educators, businesses and related organizations working together to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Since the organization launched in 2011 with......
22 January, 2016 No commentElementary and middle school students solve real-life environmental problems with research, ingenuity, LEGO bricks and robots Kansas City, MO (January 11, 2016)—More than 400 students in fourth through eighth grades will come together Saturday, Jan. 16, to compete in the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) Regional Championship......
11 January, 2016 No commentNew movement encourages area girls to explore opportunities in computer science through outreach, mentoring and hands-on learning Kansas City, Mo. (December 7, 2015)—In an era where new technologies are responsible for life-altering advancements in every field from medicine to entertainment, women are not well represented......
07 December, 2015 No commentKansas City, Mo. (Sept. 30, 2015)—More than 40 high school girls from around the Kansas City metro will get a firsthand look at how engineering and orthopedic surgery relate during a Perry Outreach Program from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 3, at......
05 October, 2015 No commentWashington, D.C. (September 1, 2015) –The STEM Funders Network (SFN) announced today that Kansas City’s ecosySTEM KC is one of the 27 communities selected to pilot the national STEM Ecosystems Initiative. This project, built on over a decade of research into successful STEM collaborations seeks to nurture and......
03 September, 2015 No commentKANSAS CITY, Mo – Twenty-five local middle school students will spend a few days this summer building motors, creating electricity and designing wind turbines – all in the name of energy. Driven by a need for more job-ready candidates in power and energy fields, KCP&L,......
15 June, 2015 No commentKansas City, Mo. (June 10, 2015) – A group of recent high school graduates from the Kansas City area will receive one-on-one mentoring from local business professionals about the marketability of their award-winning engineering ideas at a workshop on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at the KC Engineering Zone hosted......
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