WHAT WE DO

STEAMpark is a NJ-based 501(c)(3) educational charity that works to build better futures for children, lifting up those who need it the most.

STEAMpark works hard to level the playing field for all children, filling gaps of holistic care and academic access with after-school STEM enrichment programs and summer camps, all steeped in the educational elements of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.

Using these elements as access points to guide critical thinking and student inquiry, STEAMpark partners with school districts, families and communities to provide children from underrepresented population groups and under-resourced households and historically underrepresented population groups with individualized academic and social-emotional support, healthy food, role models and a safe place to go when school is out.

STEAMpark 's holistic programs offer equity and inclusion for all, with a focus on building marketable skills in a safe space when school is out. STEAMpark's virtual and in-person programs include lessons and projects that promote digital literacy and reading/math fluency as well, and every in-person program provides healthy meals through partnerships with local food banks.

STEAMpark builds skills and confidence and make learning FUN.

IMPACT

● Providing academic and social-emotional support all year long with programs that focus on inclusion and equity and teach critically needed skills.

● Serving at-risk students academic and social-emotional summer support, with supervised care, exercise, reading, math, coding, nutrition, mentorship and inquiry-based learning

● Providing educational and interactive STEAM-based activities at town-sponsored events such as parades, festivals, and learning celebrations

● Providing local high school students with opportunities to ‘give back’, to be role models, counselors and STEM instructors to younger students (more than 5000 total community service hours awarded since 2018)