Helping to Grow Success in STEM
Teachers, let STEM Heads enhance your curriculum with memorable learning experiences that create a lasting impact. We deliver activities, like LEGO Robotics, that are standards-aligned to your content.
Parents, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is a daily part of life. Join our engaging STEM Ed workshops and fun activities, hosted seasonally and at community events in the Greater New Orleans Area!
Special childhood memories are made in the summer. At STEM Camp, every day is packed with thrilling challenges, hands-on experiments, and mind-blowing projects that will ignite a passion for learning.
"We invite teachers to leverage our resources to enhance their classroom impact, and we welcome parents to enroll K-12 family members in our dynamic workshops!"
~Shelia Pugh Bishop, Founder
Video By: STEM Heads (Edited by SBishop & Spade, 14)
Founded in 2022
"STEM Heads is where we grow experientially!"
We explore engineering and design by building and testing
Students mix chemicals and learn about science
Kids make their own things and explore entrepreneurship
Video By: Shayera Bishop, 14
Video By: STEM Heads Team
Thank you to our partners—JLNO, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice (NOWCRJ), The Foundation for Louisiana (FFL), LSU School of Public Health, and the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC) — and to supporters like you for investing in the youth of New Orleans! Your contributions enable us to offer engaging content throughout the year. Thank you for supporting our mission!
Our 501(c)3 nonprofit organization was born in New Orleans East in 2022. Since that time, STEM Heads has been empowering youth through education, skills development, and mentorship. We mentor young innovators and support their cognitive development in a structured, student-centered environment. Through project-based and inquiry-based methodologies, we let kids enjoy the learning process.
"There is power in learning by doing!"
Explore Our Year-Round STEM Workshop Sessions
Toxicology and Me
Cooking Up NOLA Food Science
Intro to Cytology - Our Kitchen Culture
Viruses and Infectious Diseases
Mathematics as a Language
Mathematics for Lab Research
Demystifying Graphs and Charts
Tutoring available by appointment!
Open the mind's eye through technology training and guided experiential learning.
STEM Heads' Mission Statement:
To increase interest, participation, and proficiency in STEM, we provide access to quality STEM education for K - 12th graders (including guided, hands-on, discovery-based learning and product development). Our goal is to increase achievement and diversity in the STEM community and workforce. (FEIN: 88-1658132)
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