Thank you to the Grand Rapids Art Museum for donating 4 tickets as a door prize for our STEM Celebration event Sept. 19 as a part of Tech Week Grand Rapids! We appreciate your support!
Stemming Ideas
Non-profit Organizations
introducing diverse learners to STEM fields promoting self-discovery, societal awareness, and lasting change.
About us
Our mission is to introduce diverse learners to STEM fields promoting self-discovery, societal awareness, and lasting change within STEM fields. Our vision is to introduce technical fields and make it accessible for all people, regardless of their background. We aim to create a diverse group of students who learn how to work together with people from different backgrounds to solve problems together. We achieve this by providing interesting STEM content, focused on Computer Science, to youth in middle school and high school. Our programs focus on teamwork, which will bring students from a broad range of backgrounds together to solve problems. Learners will see that there is a place for everyone in STEM, and that different backgrounds can bring diverse perspectives to help enhance problem solving.
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www.stemmingideas.org
External link for Stemming Ideas
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 1 employee
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2023
- Specialties
- Youth programs, Computer Science, and STEM Programs
Updates
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Today, over 30 students from Pinewood Middle School in Kentwood joined GVSU faculty, undergraduate researchers, and Stemming Ideas to learn about campus life and try their hand at machine learning through image recognition. Many of these students had previously participated in our programming through Kentwood’s school-year ARCH program. For years our board has been dreaming of facilitating a college campus visit for our students, and today we helped to make it happen with our partners at GVSU College of Computing and the Kentwood ARCH After School Program!
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We have our mid-year program updates ready to share with you! So far in 2026, Stemming Ideas has: -Served 56 youth at Godwin Heights with 12 weeks of our programs -Served 68 youth from Kentwood Pinewood and Crestwood Middle Schools with 4 weeks of programs -Served over 80 youth with one-day programs we've run in partnership with Grand Valley State University, the Girl Scouts, and STEM Greenhouse Sankofa Academy. -Involved 5 STEM Career Talk Volunteers from organizations like Grand Rapids Community College and Rockford Construction -Participated in 2 career fairs at Union High School and Junior Achievement -Logged 182 volunteer hours with our programs Thank you to all our volunteers, program partners, donors, and supporters in the community for helping to make this happen!
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We're celebrating our 3rd birthday on September 19 at our STEM Celebration event! Come join in STEM activities, food, prizes, and fun for the whole family! RSVP at https://lnkd.in/g_kbGWqg. A special thank you to BrainGu for being our host and presenting sponsor of this event!
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What an incredible morning with STEM Greenhouse! We taught mechanical computing using Turing Tumbles at their Sankofa Academy, and had so much fun getting to know these great kids!
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Thank you to BrainGu, Presenting Sponsor of our STEM Celebration event on Sept. 19 from 1pm to 3pm at BrainGu! Reserve your free tickets now, or make a donation to help us toward our fundraising goal at https://lnkd.in/g_kbGWqg! We look forward to celebrating with you then!
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We're planning our 3rd birthday party, a STEM Celebration, on September 19 from 1pm to 3pm at BrainGu! Bring your family and enjoy hands-on STEM activities for all ages! We're looking for sponsors to help support this free community event. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/g5wehNae!
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Our friends at The Pi Academy have some great opportunities for youth this summer! Check out their camps this June
What if your child left a single afternoon with a computer they built and programmed themselves? This June, The Pi Academy is bringing its Raspberry Pi Youth Coding Camp to downtown Grand Rapids, three one-day sessions designed for middle schoolers. Students spend the day with professional developers, learning coding, electronics, and engineering hands-on. Every camper takes home a Raspberry Pi 4 kit (a $175+ value) to keep coding at home. Sessions run June 11, 12, and 13 at 40 Monroe Center NW. Registration is $75, and scholarships are available for families in financial need. Give them a head start. Register at the link below ⬇️ #ThePiAcademy #RaspberryPi #CodingCamp #GrandRapids #STEMEducation
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We're so excited to announce our first event a STEM Celebration in honor of our 3rd birthday on Sept. 19! Bring your kids to this family-friendly event featuring a wide range of hands-on STEM activities. A huge thank you to our presenting sponsor and host BrainGu for helping to make our dream happen!