Opportunities Celebrate World Space Week with Youth in Afterschool: Free Resources from STEM Next Celebrate World Space Week Oct. 6-10 in afterschool! Free STEM Next resources include a career chat, toolkit, and activities to inspire youth with space exploration. October 1, 2025 Learn More
Tools Explore Astronaut Health with Free STEM Activities for Afterschool Programs Free STEM activities for grades 4–8 explore astronaut health, the circulatory system, and gravity’s effects, connecting afterschool learning to real-world science and careers. September 23, 2025 Learn More
Tools Possible Futures Career Exploration Curriculum Possible Futures — Career Exploration Curriculum is an open-source curriculum that complements and enriches both school and afterschool settings. September 19, 2025 Learn More
Tools Making Connections to STEM Careers with Click2Science This series of short, online video tutorials help afterschool programs connect their STEM programming to the work of STEM professionals. Learn More
Tools Test-Drive Exciting STEM Careers This resource from Science Buddies helps youth learn more about science and engineering careers and “test-drive” their interest in certain careers. Learn More
Tools Innovators Quest from The Manufacturing Institute The Manufacturing Institute has developed The Quest for the Crystal of Innovation (Innovators Quest), a gamified experience for grades 4-9. Learn More
Tools NASA PLANETS Curriculum Units Grades 3-8th PLANETS develops programs for educators and youth in grades 3-8 that provide STEM learning with an emphasis on NASA planetary science and engineering. Learn More
Tools STEM Next’s World Space Week Toolkit A STEM Next toolkit of career-connected activities and resources for afterschool educators to help kids of all ages explore Earth and space. Learn More
Thought Leadership Afterschool STEM is the Career Pathway Infrastructure to Make America’s Talent Strategy Real Afterschool is where employers can easily and rapidly plug into an existing infrastructure for career-connected learning. September 11, 2025 Learn More
Research & New Ideas Shifting Math Narratives Through Afterschool: Insights From our Virtual Panel STEM Next’s new math brief and panel explore how afterschool programs build math confidence and prepare youth for the future. August 21, 2025 Learn More
News & Announcements Engineering Your Tech Future: A Youth-Led Career Chat with Qualcomm and Aramco STEM Next’s Career Chat with Aramco Americas and Qualcomm showed teens how resilience and curiosity shape meaningful STEM futures. Learn More
Research & New Ideas New Issue Brief from STEM Next: Afterschool Holds the Power to Reimagine Math Learning for the Next Generation STEM Next’s new issue brief highlights the overlooked power of afterschool learning to transform math engagement and achievement. August 7, 2025 Learn More
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Featured 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Career-Connected Learning Series: Developing Career-Connected STEM Activities for Afterschool and Summer Learning
