STEM4Good is an after-school program for elementary school students in grades 3-5. This 4-week program empowers students to imagine a future in local STEM careers and pathways through playful, real-world problem solving.
The WABS-designed curriculum infuses local industry-inspired career connected learning into each unit, while aligning with national science standards and social and emotional learning goals. STEM4Good is facilitated by trained industry volunteers who also share their career journey as a way to inspire students.
The goals of each session are to:
- Build process-thinking skills through fun, hands-on, civically-minded STEM challenges
- Spark exploration of career pathways available in the region
- Activate and amplify students' natural curiosity in creating a better community
This program is free for students, families, and schools in WABS’ member districts.
STEM4Good sessions run three times per school year, with a different theme and curriculum each season: Fall (October-December), Winter (January-March) and Spring (April-June).
School Host Registration Now Open for Winter 2027!
Our Winter curriculum, Aviation Adventurers takes elementary students on a four-week journey through a fictional Museum of Flight tracing the story of flight from maple seeds and birds to early airplanes, modern jets, and spacecraft returning from the Moon. Each week, students explore the science of what keeps things in the air, including gravity, air resistance, and the four forces of flight, and then put it to work in a hands-on challenge: testing rotocopters, launching paper planes, designing airplane cabins for real-world customers, and building parachutes to land a space capsule. Along the way, students practice the engineering design process by working in teams, testing ideas, and improving their designs.
Sessions are to take place place between January 18 - March 19, 2027.
For questions how to bring this program to your school, email kayla@wabsalliance.org
To volunteer to facilitate STEM4Good, check out the current openings or fill out our volunteer interest form.
STEM4Good is made possible in partnership with NOAA, The Boeing Company, and Port of Seattle.
