Past Events
Spooky Science Halloween Party at Brain Builders Academy
In October, Stemgineering partnered with Brain Builders Academy, an early childhood center that focuses on creativity and hands-on learning, to bring some science fun to their Halloween celebration! Our team ran interactive activities and handed out over 100 free STEM kits to young learners, helping spark their curiosity and excitement for exploring new ideas!
Digital Dreams Initiative
In summer 2025, our team worked with the nonprofit BinaryHeart to collect, refurbish, and donate more than $7,000 worth of used laptops and devices to students in need across Chicago! By giving gently used technology a second life, we helped more people get the digital tools they needed while keeping waste out of landfills!
STEM Exploration Days at Ruben Salazar Elementary School
Our team loves visiting Ruben Salazar Elementary to run exciting, hands-on activities like Engineering Day and Chemistry Day! Students get to experiment, build, and explore new ideas together. Each event is a chance to spark curiosity and show how fun learning science can be!
STEM in the Park 2025
Stemgineering hosted STEM in the Park 2025, a citywide picnic that brought together high school STEM clubs from across Chicago and the suburbs! More than 20 schools joined in for a day of collaboration, creativity, and community. Students shared projects, connected with peers, and celebrated their shared passion for science and engineering!
STEM for Safety Workshop with the UChicago Red Cross Club
In collaboration with the UChicago Red Cross Club, we hosted a summer workshop where participants learned essential emergency response skills. Participants practiced wound wrapping, simple suturing, and arm slings while learning the basics of first aid. Everyone left with their own first aid kit and a better sense of how STEM can be used to help others!
Fall Family STEM Night
At the Southside STEM Station’s Fall Family STEM Night, Stemgineering engaged over 140 participants in a “magic milk” experiment. This interactive activity demonstrated chemical reactions in a visually exciting way, making science accessible and memorable for students and families alike! In addition, we raffled off several STEM backpacks filled with educational materials, giving young learners the opportunity to continue exploring STEM at home.
Lunar New Year Festival at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
At the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center’s Lunar New Year Festival, Stemgineering collaborated with Brain Builders Academy to lead a STEM slime activity for visiting families. Through this interactive experience, children engaged with science in a fun way while exploring the properties of different materials!
Family Winter Camp with Urban Explorers of Chicago
In January, Stemgineering hosted a Family Winter Camp with the Urban Explorers of Chicago, facilitating hands-on STEM activities for families across the city! Participants created math-inspired snowflakes and explored sensory “snow” stations, while our team also distributed over 100 free STEM kits to support continued learning at home.
Slime Workshop with Brain Builders Academy
Stemgineering partnered with Brain Builders Academy to host a hands-on slime workshop for their young learners! Students explored basic chemistry concepts while creating their own slime, facilitating their creativity, experimentation, and excitement for STEM through play-based learning.
STEM and Storytime Day at Salazar Elementary
Stemgineering brought together literacy and science at Salazar Elementary through a STEM and Storytime event in fall 2025! Students participated in a fizzing raisins experiment that introduced basic scientific reactions, followed by a collaborative reading session that helped spark our imaginations and love for learning.
Santa’s STEM Party at Brain Builders Academy
In partnership with Brain Builders Academy, Stemgineering helped facilitate a festive STEM event featuring hands-on activities such as gingerbread house engineering and fizzy snowman experiments. The event combined holiday fun with problem-solving and creativity, introducing young learners to STEM concepts in an engaging way!