Our Impact
Igniting a passion for STEM in the next generation of leaders and innovators.
Years Championing STEM Education
Million+ Students Inspired
Challenger Learning Centers
Engage. Ignite. Empower.
We want all students, regardless of their race, gender, or socioeconomic status, to stay engaged with STEM throughout their education and lives and to feel empowered to pursue STEM careers.
Each year, we provide STEM education experiences to hundreds of thousands of students. Our programs target several student outcomes to achieve lifelong impacts:
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STEM Career Awareness: Increase student awareness of STEM careers
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STEM Identity: Develop students’ sense of belonging in STEM
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STEM Engagement: Develop student engagement in STEM
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STEM Self-Efficacy: Develop students’ feeling that they can “do STEM”
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21st Century and Social-Emotional Learning Skills: Develop student communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities
Our Alumni
When students develop a sense of belonging in STEM, it opens their world to making STEM careers a reality. These students become our workforce.
Nina Arcot
Manufacturing Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman
No matter where you are, you can be a mentor to someone.
No matter where you are, you can be a mentor to someone.
No matter where you are, you can be a mentor to someone.
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Meet Nina
Caroline Combemale
Middle School Robotics Teacher
If a student says, ‘I don’t know what to do,’ I ask them, ‘What do you like to do?’ If they like to read, I might recommend they focus on research. If you like LEGOs, try engineering. It’s a lesson I first learned during my Mission with Challenger Center. Everyone had their own roles, with completely different skill sets, and we all had to work together to succeed.
If a student says, ‘I don’t know what to do,’ I ask them, ‘What do you like to do?’ If they like to read, I might recommend they focus on research. If you like LEGOs, try engineering. It’s a lesson I first learned during my Mission with Challenger Center. Everyone had their own roles, with completely different skill sets, and we all had to work together to succeed.
If a student says, ‘I don’t know what to do,’ I ask them, ‘What do you like to do?’ If they like to read, I might recommend they focus on research. If you like LEGOs, try engineering. It’s a lesson I first learned during my Mission with Challenger Center. Everyone had their own roles, with completely different skill sets, and we all had to work together to succeed.
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Meet Caroline
Alexis Cryts
Aerospace Engineer
Experiences like those at Challenger Center are so important for students because they show how exciting STEM can be. Centers provide immersive, hands-on learning opportunities that spark curiosity and encourage exploration in high-demand STEM fields.
Experiences like those at Challenger Center are so important for students because they show how exciting STEM can be. Centers provide immersive, hands-on learning opportunities that spark curiosity and encourage exploration in high-demand STEM fields.
Experiences like those at Challenger Center are so important for students because they show how exciting STEM can be. Centers provide immersive, hands-on learning opportunities that spark curiosity and encourage exploration in high-demand STEM fields.
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Meet Alexis
Awards
The dedication and support from our Challenger Learning Centers and educators enables us to spark a passion for STEM in students across the globe. We recognize their extraordinary efforts.