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Stories from student-led STEM Sprouts chapters, plus partnerships, research, and policy work.

ForsythOctober 16, 2026

Squeeze the Profit Workshop - Forsyth Chapter

Our Lemonade Stand Workshop introduced kids to entrepreneurship through a fun, hands-on activity where they designed and built miniature lemonade stands using popsicle sticks and limited resources. Along the way, they learned valuable skills in creativity, budgeting, marketing, and outreach while exploring what it takes to start a business.

EventsSeptember 13, 2026

STEM Sprouts at the Global Sustainability Awards

STEM Sprouts was invited to the Global Sustainability Awards North America at Emory University's Goizueta Business School, where our team hosted a booth to share our work in Kenya and connected with event organizers and awardees.

KenyaAugust 25, 2026

STEM Sprouts Kenya Lead Judges at Young Scientists Kenya

The judging experience directly informs several strands of the chapter's ongoing work, including the Applied AI Teacher Cohort, the Msingi Kwanza framework, and the chapter's engagement in Kenya's AI Bill advocacy. Insights from the fair will help ensure student projects coming out of partner schools are better aligned with national judging standards ahead of future cycles.

PolicyAugust 7, 2026

STEM Sprouts Pitches a Path to Statewide STEM Access

STEM Sprouts brought its statewide STEM access proposal to the Georgia Capitol this week, meeting with the office of Representative Akbar Ali. His response: build a working pilot first, then come back with results.

KenyaJuly 30, 2026

STEM Access Inside the Siaya Chapter

Three months ago, Moses Okoth applied to lead STEM Sprouts' newest chapter in Siaya and Kisumu, Kenya. He wasn't starting from zero: he'd already founded the Siaya Community Library in 2013 and spent over a decade in youth governance work in the county. Now he's building toward an August 2026 launch across 15 schools and 3,000+ students, offline-first and WhatsApp-native, because the standard STEM toolkit assumes power and internet that rural Siaya schools don't have.

ChaptersJuly 24, 2026

STEM Sprouts Kenya Launches the Sister Schools Network

This August, STEM Sprouts Kenya launches the Sister Schools Network, connecting girls across counties into one learning community built around STEM, AI, robotics, and real-world problem solving. Kenya doesn't have a shortage of talented girls. It has a shortage of pathways. This is one of them.

PinboardJuly 16, 2026

Pinboard Gets a Major Update: New Lessons, Google Login, and More

Pinboard, our browser-based coding environment for Arduino and Raspberry Pi, just got a significant upgrade.

ArticleJuly 12, 2026

What STEM Education Actually Gives You

Most people think STEM education is about landing a good job. That's true, but its deepest benefits are the ones that follow you everywhere: sharper thinking, resilience, and more control over your future.

ResearchJuly 10, 2026

STEM Sprouts Launches Research Program in Partnership with NSRI

STEM Sprouts Launches Research Program in Partnership with the National Student Research Institute

PartnershipJuly 10, 2026

STEM Sprouts is now officially partnered with the UN Major Group for Children and Youth

Excited to share that STEM Sprouts is now officially partnered with the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY)!

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