STEM Events

STEM Academy events, unless otherwise noted are open to high school aged girls from the following locations:

  • Washington DC
  • Maryland
  • Delaware
  • Pennsylvania: In the PECO service area of Philadelphia and its PA suburbs
  • New Jersey: In the Atlantic City Electric service area of southern New Jersey
  • Illinois: In the ComEd service area of northern Illinois

Upcoming Events

Virtual Science – Rubber Band Racers

November 8 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm CST

Join our Student Mentors in a light hearted engineering challenge to make the most efficient rubber band race car. We’ll send you the materials you’ll need to create your racer.

Joining us for a virtual event? Check out some of our fun seasonal and STEM themed backgrounds.

Past Virtual Events

Just Vertical – Build your own garden

May 23 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm CDT

Virtual Science – Build a Generator

September 20 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm CDT

Ocean Energy

March 21 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm CDT

Paying for School

March 1 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm CST

Career Chat with Just Vertical

February 16 @ 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm CST

Resume Building Workshop

January 19 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm CST

Solar Gingerbread House

December 17, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm CST

LED Holiday Cards

November 16, 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm CST

College 101 – Melanie Griegoliet

October 26, 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm CDT

Career Chat with Dr. Rita Baranwal

October 4, 2022 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm CDT

Past STEM Days

Chicago

Earth Day Clean Up with OLE STEM Day

April 22 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

STEM Ambassadors Training – Chicago

December 10, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm CST

Chicago In-Person Social at Brookfield Zoo

October 17, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm CDT
Chicago Cultural Center Interior Stairs

Dinner and Discussion: Confronting Climate Change

November 5, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm EST
STEM Day at Lincoln Park ZooLights

STEM Day at Lincoln Park ZooLights

December 8, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm CST

Philadelphia

STEM Ambassadors Training – Philadelphia

December 10, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm EST
Young women conducting a science experiment with electricity

STEM @ The Franklin Institute

January 11, 2020 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm EST
Comcast Technology Center building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

STEM Day @ Comcast Technology Center

February 20, 2020 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST

Washington DC & Maryland

Center for STEM Excellence – Baltimore STEM Day

April 29 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT

STEM Ambassadors Training – Baltimore

December 3, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm EST
Zoolight at Smithsonian National Zoo

Zoolight at Smithsonian National Zoo

December 20, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST
Pacific Jelly Fish

STEM Day @ the National Aquarium

February 1, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm EST