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Summer Camp Registration is Now Open
Registration for our 2026 STEM Exploration Summer Camp is officially open! Give your child an unforgettable summer filled with hands-on discovery, innovation, and fun by securing their spot today. Visit the registration page to view the full schedule and complete your registration before sessions fill up.
Celebrate the Brilliance of Black STEM Pioneers
This Black History Month, we’re moving beyond the history books to bring you the stories of the innovators who shaped our world. Our new STEM Black History Vignette Series on YouTube honors the legends and unsung heroes across a vast spectrum of discovery.
From the architectural masterminds and trailblazing surgeons to the coding visionaries and aerospace engineers, we are highlighting excellence in every corner of STEM. Whether they were reaching for the stars or revolutionizing medicine, these pioneers didn’t just join the conversation—they changed the language of science forever.
Why Watch?
- Diverse Fields: We explore stories from marine biology to nuclear physics and everything in between.
- Quick & Engaging: Bite-sized vignettes perfect for a quick inspiration break.
- Hidden Histories: Discover the names and breakthroughs that are often left out of mainstream narratives.
Ready to be inspired? [Click here to watch the series on YouTube]
Our Children Need Roots and Wings Podcast
Tune in Your Way Catch the latest conversations from Our Children Need Roots & Wings on your favorite platform! Whether you prefer to watch on YouTube or listen via Spotify, iHeartRadio, or Amazon Music, we make it easy to stay connected. Want to dive in right now? You can stream our most recent episode directly on our website by visiting our Podcast Page — your one-stop shop for all current an previous episodes.
Upcoming Activities
Ready to spark your child’s curiosity? Join Baton Rouge STEM this February for our Saturday STEM Sessions, where we’ll dive into the explosive world of Chemical Reactions through hands-on experiments and discovery.
Click here to secure your spot and register today—let’s brew up some brilliance together!
Announcing STEM Exploration
Coming in September, Baton Rouge STEM will launch our comprehensive STEM learning program for in-school, after-school and community-base programming. Click here to learn more.
Join us Saturday March 18, 2023 for Chemistry Saturday by clicking here.
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2024-25 School Partners
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Learn how to become a BRSTEM sponsor by clicking here.
Our Focus
We believe that STEM is integral to every aspect of our life. Our mission is to integrate STEM into classroom learning in alignment with college and career readiness standards. We do this by helping students, educators, and parents to see the connection to STEM in the classroom and in life.
Engagement Opportunities
Special Events
- Family Nights
- Open House
- Recruitment Fairs
- Career Days
School integration
- Professional Development
- Ancillaries
- STEM Fairs
- STEM Clubs
After school – Community based
- Tutoring
- STEM Competition
- STEM Fairs
STEM IN THE NEWS
We’ve Leveled Up: Introducing the Revamped BRSTEM Podcast
If you’ve been following us for a while, you might have noticed things have been a little quiet on the podcast feed lately. Well, that silence was intentional. We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes, busy in the “studio lab” cooking up something special. We didn’t just want to bring the podcast back; we…
Fall E-Newsletter
600 Students are Building the Future—See How! Our Fall Newsletter is LIVE and packed with amazing community impact! Click to see: How our partnerships with the Boys & Girls Club, Big Buddy and local school districts are reaching students at 11 campuses. Photos of our recent work with Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., featuring erupting Underwater…
Bringing STEM to Life, One Garden (and one goat!) at a Time
Even before our official fall programming kicked off, we’ve had the pleasure of visiting three of our partner schools to begin our “Grow Your Own Food” initiative for the new school year. These early visits are a powerful way to get students hands-on with science and agriculture from day one. Our recent stops included Claiborne…
Become a BRSTEM Fellow
BRSTEM Fellows receive one-on-one tutoring in STEM fields to help maximize their in-school achievement. BRSTEM Fellows also receive training to help lead our STEM activities at various events.