The STEM Lab

09/05/2026

We loved watching students across our partner schools dive into hands-on STEM this week - building, coding, and problem-solving like real engineers!

Here's what makes The STEM Lab different: we're built and taught by engineers and STEM professionals. That means your child isn't just doing arts & crafts with a "STEM" label, or learning technology from decades ago - they're exploring the real, current skills that matter: coding, robotics, game design, AI, and engineering. The kind of learning that actually prepares them for the future.

We keep it fun, hands-on, and genuinely educational - because kids learn best when they're building something real and loving every minute of it.

Want your child to experience real STEM, taught by people who live and breathe it? We'd love to have them! Programs are running at schools across the Midlands, and there's still time to join.

👉 Sign up or learn more: www.thestemlabsc.org
Not sure if your child's school has a program? Message us - we'll help (or tell you how to bring The STEM Lab to your school)!

🏆 Proudly voted Best After-School STEM Program in SC - three years running!

📍 Hammond School Center For Knowledge Center for Knowledge North Round Top Elementary PTO Forest Lake Elementary Catawba Trail Elementary School Catawba Trail Pontiac Elementary School Gray Collegiate Academy

09/04/2026

🌿 Our FIRST LEGO League Challenge team just had their very first meeting — and they're officially the Bio Gamers! 🎮🐸

This season's theme is BIOGLOW, all about biodiversity and rainforest ecosystems. In our first session, the kids built several robot game mission models, watched the official season kickoff video, and jumped right into thinking about their strategy — all before picking their team name!

We have ONE spot open on the team. If your child (grades 5-8) is interested in robotics, coding, and problem-solving, now's the time to jump in — reach out to sign up!

09/01/2026

STEM season is HERE, Midlands families!

We're thrilled to announce that our after-school STEM programs are kicking off at schools across the area this week and next week - and we can't wait to get building, coding, and creating with your kids!

From robotics and LEGO Science to arcade game design and cybersecurity, our hands-on programs turn curiosity into confidence — and they're the highlight of the week for so many young innovators.
Center For Knowledge Center for Knowledge North Catawba Trail Legacy Traditional School - Columbia Gray Collegiate Academy Round Top Elementary School Bookman Road Elementary School Langford Elementary Pontiac Elementary School MED at BCE Forest Lake Elementary

📣 Don't let your child miss out! Some groups are filling fast, and once the seats are gone, they're gone. Now is the time to sign up and lock in your child's spot before programs are full.

👉 Reserve your seat today: www.thestemlabsc.org
Not sure if your child's school has a program? Message us — we'd love to help (or tell you how to bring STEM to your school)!

🏆 Proudly voted Best After-School STEM Program in SC — three years running!

Discover our innovative, hands-on STEM summer camps, after-school programs, and professional development opportunities led by expert instructors. Explore our unique training methods, highly rated, award-winning, 5-star programs, and diverse STEM offerings at The STEM Lab. Register today and inspire....

08/30/2026

STEM Clubs are underway — and WOW, what a week!
This week, students at Hammond School Hammond PLUS Programs Center For Knowledge Sandhills School kicked off their brand-new STEM Clubs with The STEM Lab, and the energy was incredible! 🤖🧱 From building and coding to hands-on engineering challenges, our young innovators dove right in — and the smiles say it all. 😄

There's still time for your child to join the excitement! 🌟 We run after-school STEM Clubs at schools across the area, with hands-on programs kids genuinely look forward to every week.

Spots are filling — but it's not too late to sign your child up! 👉 Reach out to us or visit www.thestemlabsc.org to find out if your child's school has a club (or how to bring one there!).

🏆 Proudly voted Best After-School STEM Program in SC — three years running!

08/25/2026

At our Innovation Hub, we love introducing students to the most current, cutting-edge topics in STEM - and this year, our Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors kicked things off with Artificial Intelligence! 🧠

It's been amazing to watch our students go beyond simply using apps to actually designing and building them. And our vibe coders? They're already creating some of the most creative, impressive software we've seen - turning their ideas into real, working programs.

This is what "Future Ready" looks like. While the world talks about AI, our students are learning to build with it. 🌟

Want your child to go from tech user to tech creator? Our Innovation Hub evening programs are enrolling now! 👉 www.thestemlabsc.org

🏆 Voted Best After-School STEM Program in SC — three years running!

08/24/2026

🚗💨 Science in action at Center for Knowledge North! 💨🚗

Last week, our K–2 young engineers in the LEGO Science Lab STEM Club dove into the science of push and pull forces - with a hands-on LEGO challenge they won't forget!

Students discovered that a push moves an object away while a pull brings it closer, then explored the basic physics of how cars move. From there, they got to work: building their own LEGO cars, designing spring-powered launchers, and sending them zooming forward! 🏎️

But the best part? After testing, they became engineers all over again - tweaking and redesigning their cars to make them faster. Building, testing, adjusting, improving… that's real science and engineering in action!

This is what after-school looks like at The STEM Lab. 🌟

📣 Want your child to join the fun? Our after-school STEM programs are enrolling NOW at Center For Knowledge Catawba Trail Pontiac Elementary School Forest Lake Elementary Gray Collegiate Academy Legacy Traditional School - Columbia Bookman Road Elementary School Langford Elementary Round Top Elementary PTO Round Top Elementary School Sandhills School - but spots are filling fast!

Don't let your child miss out - reserve a seat before groups are full! 👉 https://www.thestemlabsc.org/on-site-programs

🏆 Proudly voted Best After-School STEM Program in SC — three years running!

08/18/2026

🏆🏆🏆 TRIPLE WIN! We're beyond honored! 🏆🏆🏆

We are absolutely thrilled to share that The STEM Lab has been recognized with THREE Best of South Carolina awards this year! 🎉

🥇 Best After-School Program in SC (and three years running!)
🥇 Best Summer Camps in SC - Regional Award
🥇 Best Tutoring Center in SC

We are so incredibly grateful. 💙 These awards don't belong to us alone - they belong to the amazing families who trust us with their kids, the incredible students who show up curious and ready to build, and our passionate team who pour their hearts into every single class, camp, and session.

From an unforgettable record-breaking summer (800+ campers!) to our after-school and tutoring programs during the school year, we are so proud of what our STEM Lab community has built together, and we're just getting started.

Thank you, Columbia, for making us YOUR choice for STEM.

📅 Fall enrollment is open now - come be part of the award-winning experience:
👉www.thestemlabsc.org

08/11/2026

We had such a great start to the STEM Club at the innovation hub today as our beginner students started their exploration with LEGO science lab and our seniors just became software developers in the first session of vibe coding and AI at the innovation hub

08/09/2026

The future is being written in AI - will your child be a creator or a bystander?

This week, something big kicks off at our Innovation Hub: our Evening STEM programs launch, and they're all about the single most important skill of this generation - Artificial Intelligence.

While most kids are still just using technology, ours are learning to build it. Starting this week:

🧠 STEM Sophomores → AI & 3D Printing - designing and creating with the tools of tomorrow
🎨 STEM Juniors → AI & Animation - bringing ideas to life with intelligent tech
💻 STEM Seniors → Software Development with AI & Vibe Coding - actually building software the way the pros do now

Here's the truth every parent feels: the kids who start understanding AI today will have an enormous head start on the careers, colleges, and opportunities of tomorrow. This isn't "someday" tech - it's happening right now, and your child can be at the front of it.

Voted Best After-School STEM Program in SC three years running 🏆, we don't teach kids what the world figured out 20 years ago. We teach them what's next.

⏳ Programs start THIS WEEK, and spots are limited. Once a class fills, it's full - don't let your child watch from the sidelines while their friends build the future.

👉 Reserve your spot now: https://www.thestemlabsc.org/innovation-hub

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08/06/2026

🎉 THAT'S A WRAP ON SUMMER 2026! 🎉

What. A. Summer. Today we closed out our final week of summer camps, and we are bursting with pride looking back on everything our young innovators accomplished!

📊 Summer 2026 by the numbers:
🔥 800+ enrollments - a new record for The STEM Lab
📅 11 weeks of non-stop STEM fun
📍 9 locations across the Midlands Seven Oaks Park Crooked Creek Park Hammond School Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Innovation Hub, and more
🤖 66 camps - from robotics, coding, and game design to AI, rocket engineering, and Minecraft engineering
🏆 Proudly voted Best After-School STEM Program in SC - 2024, 2025 & 2026!

But the real magic? Watching kids light up when their code runs, their robot moves, or their rocket launches - and the friendships and confidence they built along the way.

✨ The learning doesn't stop here! ✨

Next week, we start our boldest 2026–27 school-year programs - and spots are filling fast:

🌙 STEM Evening Programs - twice a week
☀️ NEW! STEM Weekend Programs - Saturdays
🏠 NEW! STEM Homeschool Programs - daytime learning

We teach kids what's next - AI, robotics, coding, Neuroscience and the future-ready skills that keep them ahead of the curve. Don't let your child miss the very first sessions!

👉 Reserve your spot today: https://www.thestemlabsc.org/programs