Breakfast Celebrates Leaders & Ambitious Students

It's been a great month at C-STEM! Our 10^th Annual State of STEM Education Stakeholders Breakfast on June 10^th brought the C-STEM family back together. In addition to being our biggest annual fundraiser, we had the chance to share our insights on the state of STEM education, recognize STEM Champions, and award C-STEM high school students with college scholarships.

We honored Terry and Joycelyn Williams with the 2022 STEMing the Tide Award and Dr. Kelly Coleman with the C-STEM Ambassador Award. There is still time to donate to help us reach our fundraising goal!

Thank you to our sponsors and donors!

Save the Date to Golf for a Good Cause

Houston's Fifth Ward Chamber of Commerce has chosen C-STEM as the nonprofit organization to benefit from part of the proceeds raised at its 2022 Charity Golf Tournament this September.

The Fifth Ward Chamber of Commerce strives to help create revitalization in the 5th Ward Community by serving as a liaison for existing businesses and new entrepreneurship. The chamber is choosing to support C-STEM in our efforts to increase participation of minority and female students in high quality relevant STEM opportunities. All funds from this event will be dedicated to supporting essential components of operations and charitable programming.

You can support this event by participating, becoming a sponsor or donating. 

We are incredibly proud and honored to be selected for this opportunity. Thank you to the Fifth Ward Chamber of Commerce for your support and sharing in our mission to change the lives of students.

Register Today!

Include a C-STEM Challenge Competition in Your Plan for the 2022-2023 School Year

We are looking to help you provide a one-of-a-kind STEM experience by hosting a C-STEM Challenge Competition at your school and/or District. We'll provide all the tools and training you need to:

• Connect student interests with opportunities by providing access to high-quality relevant STEM learning
• Showcase your students Communication + STEM + Art Projects
• Develop STEM leadership skills in your students with healthy and inspiring competition experiences

C-STEM supports PreK-12 schools with implementing the C-STEM Challenge program. Choose from eight modules: Robotics Prototyping, Coding, Innovation, Mosaic Mural, Sea Turtle Sculpture, and/or Photography. The Film and Debate modules are made available as bonus opportunities.

How it works:

1. Register to participate in the Integrated C-STEM Training Institute for the module(s) you will implement
2. Complete the training and implement the C-STEM Challenge Thematic Curriculum using C-STEM Toolkits
3. Host or participate in a C-STEM Challenge competition as your capstone event

See How It Works and Register Today!

SUMMER OPPORTUNITY GUIDE

Don't miss out on a summer full of STEM opportunities! For teachers, it’s a great time to explore new teaching strategies. For students, summer is the perfect chance to build skills and prepare for the future. This month, we’ve compiled even more opportunities for both students and teachers!

C-STEM Featured on Great Day Great Deeds

This week, KHOU-11 featured C-STEM on its Great Day Great Deeds segment. C-STEM was chosen as the winner out of several worthy organizations in Houston. Check it out and consider sponsoring a C-STEM Toolkit for a student in need.

Welcome Our New Intern

C-STEM is excited to welcome Ethan Hindmarsh to the team as part of our summer internship program. Ethan is a 2022 graduate from Sconzo Early College High School. He also graduated with an associate's degree from Lonestar Community College. He'll be attending Texas State University in the fall with an academic scholarship.

Ethan will be working on enhancing our website and developing the Coding C-STEM Challenge for the 2022-2023 academic school year.

“I hope to help make children love computer programming as much as I do," said Ethan Hindmarsh.

Father's Day Surprise

Houston's Moysten Law Firm and 1-800-truckwreck honored five local fathers with $1,000 each for Father's Day. 

The competition called on the spouse of the fathers in the Greater Houston Area to describe why your significant other deserves the $1,000. Hundreds of fathers were entered to win.

One of the deserving nominees was C-STEM's own Hamane Edwards. Congratulations Hamane!

Click here to see more!

HISD Student Wins 1st Place at Apple's International Competition

Local HISD student, John Mays II from Carnegie Vanguard High School, was selected as a challenge winner from a pool of more than 350 students from 40 countries and regions in Apple's Annual Swift Student Competition that tasks students to showcase their passion for coding by creating an app project on the topic of their choice. 

John designed the app in memory of his late grandfather. The App called IVY helps other gardeners identify and get rid of invasive plants like kudzu. As the first-place winner, Mays delivered a keynote address at Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) on Sunday, June 5th. 

We enjoy taking you down memory lane and are always hopeful that you spot yourself in a video or image that we share. C-STEM has touched so many lives in communities near and far. It is our hope that this memory places a smile on your face and warms your heart. We are so grateful for every member of the C-STEM family! Let us help you create your C-STEM Challenge Competition at your school or in your District. 

Emancipation Park Summer Camp

Houston, TX

2018

C-STEM Summer Camp

Houston, TX

2017

C-STEM Challenge

Houston, TX

2015

C-STEM Competition

Hyattsville, MD

2012

Robotics Challenge

Houston, TX

2011

C-STEM Teacher and Student Support Services, Inc.

3226 Alabama Street

Houston, Texas  77004

Office: (713) 443-4521  Email: [email protected]  Website: www.cstem.org