The tools to help launch careers

Audience: Middle Grades Students (Grades 5-9)

Type: Online Modules and Offline Activities

Description: This interactive online program integrates STEM into a set of “missions,” where students solve real-world issues while learning about relevant careers and technologies, including a challenge to design a Navy submarine for modern needs.

Availability: AL, AR, FL, ID, IL, LA, MA, MI, OH, SC, TN, & WI

Audience: Middle School

Type: Comprehensive 90-hour Middle School STEM Manufacturing Program

Description: Founded by Diversified Educational Systems (DES) with Pitsco Education, stem+M is a hands-on, cross-curricular program that integrates STEM with a focus on manufacturing to inspire youth and build foundational skills for future careers.

Availability: Nationwide

Audience: Middle and High School Students

Type: Summer Manufacturing Camps

Description: SparkForce offers grants for STEM-focused camps, giving students hands-on industrial experience, building skills for high-tech manufacturing careers in their communities.

Availability: Nationwide

Audience: High School Students

Type: Course Curriculum

Description: Craftsman With Character empowers students by connecting high schools with local businesses for job shadowing, while offering a curriculum that emphasizes character development and career exploration.

Availability: Nationwide

Audience: K12 Educators

Type: Professional Development

Description: Our year-long cohort helps educators build STEM culture, apply design thinking, boost engagement through problem-based learning, and create community partnerships to meet local needs.

Availability: OH, MI

Audience: High School Students

Type: Introductory Lessons

Description: Through collaboration with local technical schools and industry partners, students gain hands-on experience in up to six trades: welding, machining, electrical, sheet metal, pipefitting, and shipfitting.

Availability: Nationwide