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𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡! ⚡ Day 1 of STEAM CAMP at Utopian Academy of the Arts was filled with creativity, discovery, and BIG ideas! In partnership with the 𝗧.𝗗. 𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, STE(A)M Truck kicked off Fall Break with an exciting day of hands-on learning through our signature 𝗦𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 experience. Our young scholars explored the intersection of STEM, art, and design while gaining real-world inspiration from two special guests: 👟 𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 — Creative behind the Spelman College Nike shoe design. 👟 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻 — Footwear Designer and Educator at Pensole Lewis College. It was a day of learning, creating, and discovering how today's ideas can become tomorrow's innovations! 🚀 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱! Follow along for more highlights from STEAM CAMP! #STEAMTruck #TDJakesFoundation #STEAMCamp #SneakerInnovation #FutureInnovators #STEMEducation

Bring STE(A)M Truck to your school or district! ⚡ Our Professional Learning experiences combine hands on maker education, collaboration, strategic thinking, and innovation to help educators turn ideas into meaningful learning experiences. The result? Educators who feel equipped to create engaging, career connected learning that encourages students to think, build, investigate, and solve. Let’s plan your next STE(A)M learning experience: https://www.steamtruck.org/ Build educator confidence. Strengthen STEM identity. Expand what’s possible! #ProfessionalLearning #STEAMEducation #CareerConnectedLearning #MakerEducation #STEAMTruck

This summer, STE(A)M Truck had the pleasure of welcoming Trenica Smith-Mingo, a volunteer who traveled from South Carolina with a mission: to learn more about STEAM and STEM education and take that knowledge back to communities in her home state. During her time with us, Trenica joined our team at Flat Rock Middle School in Tyrone, Georgia, where she observed and engaged with students participating in our "Food Without Limits" experience. She got a firsthand look at how hands-on learning can spark curiosity, creativity and problem-solving in young learners. We’re grateful Trenica chose to spend part of her summer learning, serving and sharing alongside STE(A)M Truck. Thank you for your time, energy and commitment to expanding STEAM opportunities beyond Georgia! Volunteer today and inspire what's next! Visit our website for more information: https://www.steamtruck.org/volunteer #volunteer #steam #stem #education #atlanta

Math is all around us. Now, you can experience it in a whole new way at Pittsburgh Yards! STE(A)M Truck is excited to introduce the new Math Trail Stations, an interactive walking experience installed throughout the Pittsburgh Yards campus. Designed with math challenges for students in grades K–8, each station invites young learners and their families to look closer, think differently and discover the mathematics within the architecture, design and natural beauty of the campus. Walk it. Explore it. Solve it. See your surroundings through a mathematical lens! The Math Trail was made possible through the generous support of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, helping us create more opportunities to take learning beyond the classroom and bring math to life in the world around us. We can’t wait for students, families and the Pittsburgh Yards community to hit the trail! #steamtruck #mathtrail #pittsburghyards #atlantabeltline #Beltline #atlanta #stem

STE(A)M Truck's Young Makers at Flat Rock Middle School just learned one of the most powerful lessons there is: how to grow their own food. Across a multi-day "Food Without Limits" experience in Tyrone, GA, students confronted food insecurity and food deserts head-on, building wooden planters with real tools and adding them to the school's thriving community garden. Through sustainable gardening, these Young Makers are taking control of their own food sources. And with educators reflecting daily to carry the learning back to their classrooms, this is a build that keeps giving.

SPARK CHANGE. DRIVE INNOVATION. VOLUNTEER WITH US! Help bring hands-on learning to youth across Atlanta. Just a few hours can mean a lifetime of impact. We're looking for volunteers to: - Support hands-on STEAM activities - Help with engagement logistics - Guide youth in coding, building & design What you can expect: - Flexible scheduling - Training provided - Year-round opportunities Ready to roll with us? www.steamtruck.org/volunteer #STEAMTRUCK #VolunteerATL #AtlantaVolunteers

STE(A)M Truck rolled up to Ethos Classical Middle School today to engage middle school girls in hands-on woodworking instruction, in partnership with 3D Girls, Inc (@3dgirlsinc) Hammers, drills, saws. Real tools, real skills, real careers that start with knowing you can build something yourself. Career-connected learning hits different when it puts the tools in your hands. #HandsOnLearning #STEAM #Atlanta #STEM #STEAMTruck

Today is World Environment Day, and we're spotlighting the 'E' in STEAM with a career worth knowing: environmental engineering. These vital engineers design the systems behind cleaner water, smarter energy, and real climate solutions. They're the kind of leaders our planet needs, and STE(A)M Truck provides the opportunities for young Makers to explore careers like this one. The path starts with the skills we teach every time the Truck rolls up: investigate, design, prototype, refine. Our mobile makerspace brings hands-on, career-connected learning to schools across Atlanta, so every young Maker sees what's possible long before they pick a major. Help us put more kids on this path. Book the Truck. Volunteer. Donate. Learn more about us: https://www.steamtruck.org/ #STEAMTruck #ZeroBarriersToSTEM #WorldEnvironmentDay

STE(A)M Truck was proud to join Amazon and Soccer in the Streets for the Soccer & STEM Showcase at East Lake Soccer Station. Young people rotated through soccer drills and hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math activities all day, divided into country-themed teams as a nod to the global tournament. We are grateful for the space to do programming that meets students where they are and connects curiosity to real possibility. This is what career-connected learning looks like when it is also joyful, hands-on, and built to spark something! Thank you to Amazon for investing in moments like these, and in the young people who will carry them forward.

Our Executive Director, Marsha Francis, PhD, along with Director of Programs, Rickey Townsend and Director of Partnerships, Darius Williams had the opportunity to share the incredible work led by our Youth Advisory Council with funders and community leaders across Atlanta. Youth designed and developed a Math Trail experience that is visible, relevant, community-centered, and accessible for learners from elementary through high school, serving as a reminder that math is everywhere around us. Adults also participated in the experience, engaging with the stations and seeing firsthand the power of youth-led, real-world learning. This work was strengthened through our participation in the Atlanta Promise Alliance’s inaugural Insights to Impact Alliance, where student surveys and focus groups were a key part of the process of centering youth voice in the work we continue to design and implement at STE(A)M Truck. By listening directly to young people, we were able to create experiences like Math Trails that reflect their ideas, interests, and lived experiences. We look forward to continued momentum in impacting the next generation of the STEAM workforce through our APA partnership!

STE(A)M TRUCK SATURDAY | Math Trails Highlight Math came to life at Pittsburgh Yards, and our Youth Advisory Council made it happen. Students designed, built and led their own Math Trail stations for the community, turning math concepts into hands-on challenges that were fun, creative and connected to the real world. Participants measured an actual container onsite to calculate volume, solved color-by-number math challenges and explored global thinking by converting miles to kilometers. YAC members were right there guiding, encouraging and celebrating each student along the way. One of the best parts? Parents shared that this was the first time they had seen their child so invested and excited about a learning project. This was more than math. It was confidence, creativity, leadership and learning in action. That’s what happens when students get the space to think, build and shine. #MathTrails #STEAMTruck #YouthVoice #STEMEducation #PBL #Atlanta

We're back at the Atlanta Science Festival @atlscifest! 🎉 Join us for STE(A)M Truck Maker Saturday at our @pittsburghyards makerspace — where students ages 5 to 15 can drop in, get hands-on with real tools, and walk away feeling like the builder and inventor they already are. 📅 Saturday, March 14 ⏰ 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM 📍 Pittsburgh Yards, Atlanta 🎟️ Tickets required Spots are limited. Grab your tickets via the QR code! 🔗 To access from your phone: screenshot this image, then press and hold the QR code to open the link.

This week, STE(A)M Truck rolled into Augusta for the TD Jakes Foundation STEAM Camp at Paine College — and these young makers came ready. From sneaker innovation to coding to rockets, 60+ students are investigating, designing, and creating with the kind of curiosity and confidence that changes trajectories. This is exactly what zero barriers to STEM looks like. Follow along all week for more highlights. #STEAMTRUCK #HandsOnLearning #STEMTeachers #TDJakesFoundation

6,100+ students. 510+ educators. One community that showed up and made it happen. That deserves a celebration. 🎉 Join us at the STE(A)M Jubilee on Saturday, April 25 from 3 to 6 PM at Dill Dinkers Pickleball in Atlanta. Come for the pickleball, stay for the good people and great snacks. Entry is just $5 for ages 12 and up, and walk-ins are always welcome! Huge thanks to @deltacommunity for making this possible. Link in bio to register. See you there!

Day 1 of STEAM CAMP was packed with BIG ideas, hands-on creativity, and Sneaker Innovation! Inspiring tomorrow’s innovators, one experience at a time!

We’re not looking to fill board seats. We’re building a board on purpose. STE(A)M Truck brings hands-on making to students across Metro Atlanta and rural Georgia. That means high-tech tools like 3D printers, laser cutters, and robotics kits, alongside low-tech tools like hand saws, hammers, and cardboard. Students design, build, test, and problem-solve in ways that feel real because they are. As we grow into our next chapter, we’re looking for board members who bring more than impressive titles. We need people who think strategically, care deeply about educational equity, and are ready to be active partners in the work. We’re especially interested in leaders with experience in: -Finance and fundraising -Corporate partnerships -K–12 education -Marketing and communications -Legal, HR, or nonprofit governance Board members help shape where we’re headed and how we get there. That includes offering strategic guidance, supporting fundraising and donor relationships, opening doors to partnerships, and contributing time and energy to meetings, committees, and events. The commitment is roughly 12–18 hours per month, along with a minimum annual personal contribution of $1,000. What do you get in return? The opportunity to directly influence how more than 3,000 students each year experience STEAM learning. Access to governance training and professional development. A thoughtful, values-aligned community. And the satisfaction of knowing your time is helping build something that genuinely matters. To be clear, this isn’t symbolic service. This is hands-on governance. Your voice and your effort will shape how we support educators, expand access, and create real, career-connected learning pathways for young people. If you’re excited by the idea of rolling up your sleeves to help build choice-filled futures for the next generation of creators and problem-solvers, we’d love to talk. Email marsha@steamtruck.org to learn more.

Calling district leaders, principals, STEM coordinators, and instructional coaches! Ready to transform STEAM education at your school? Join our Full STE(A)M Ahead Informational Session and discover how a comprehensive 3-year partnership can deliver: ✨ Real-World Workforce-Ready Skills with professional-grade tools and industry-relevant projects ✨ Real Hands-On Learning Experiences through sustained coaching, maker carts, and student programming ✨ Real Opportunities for College and Rewarding Careers by opening doors students can design for themselves Learn about personalized Impact Cycle coaching, school-wide programming, and a partnership model designed for lasting instructional transformation, not just one-time delivery. 💰 We'll cover potential grant funding during the session. Limited spots! 📅 Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 4:30 PM 💻 Virtual Webinar 🎟️ Register: https://tinyurl.com/STMTRCK #STEAMEducation #WorkforceReady #EducatorPD

Last week, 24 educators from across Metro Atlanta joined us at our @pittsburghyards makerspaces for Educator Chip Camp sponsored by Micron! Educators explored the world of semiconductors through engaging and inspiring hands-on experiences - from building with industry-grade tools and creating microchip-powered LED art to programming robots and building circuitry with SnapCircuits. Thank you to @we_are_micron for sponsoring this professional learning experience and helping us equip teachers to build real-world, workforce-ready skills in their students! Ready to bring this kind of professional learning to your school? Let's talk about what's possible for your educators. Fill out a programming request form at steamtruck.org! #ChipCamp #STEAMEducation #MakerEducation #ProfessionalLearning #HandsOnLearning #STEAMTruck

Join us for our next STE(A)M Truck Saturday! This month, we're crafting handmade notebooks using Japanese screw punch binding, then heading out on an exploration through Math Trails. Created by STE(A)M Truck's Youth Advisory Council, Math Trails transforms everyday spaces into hands-on learning experiences. Move at your own pace through independent stations designed for elementary through high school, exploring measurement, geometry, and patterns through real-world problem-solving. This isn't just math, it's how math shows up in the world around you. Perfect for curious minds ready to build, explore, and create. See you there! 📍Pittsburgh Yards, 352 University Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 🗓️Saturday, May 16, 2026 ⏰10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Register at steamtruck.org/saturdays

Join us for our next STE(A)M Truck Saturday! This month, we're building mini geodesic domes using straws and discovering the engineering magic behind these incredibly strong structures. Students will explore geometric patterns, test structural stability, and learn why architects and engineers love these designs. It's hands-on problem-solving that connects math, science, and real-world applications. Perfect for curious minds ready to build, test, and create. See you there! 📍 @pittsburghyards , 352 University Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30310 📅 Saturday, January 25, 2026 ⏰ 10 AM - 12 PM Register at steamtruck.org/saturdays

Two weeks ago, Metro Atlanta education leaders came together for STE(A)M Empowerment Week. Full STE(A)M Ahead webinar, Building Brighter Futures Breakfast (thank you @eug_morrow!), and Educator Chip Camp with @we_are_micron — three opportunities to explore how comprehensive STEAM partnerships can transform learning. Swipe through to see what happened ➡️ ✨ District leaders exploring partnership models ✨ Educators discovering 3-year transformation programs ✨ Teachers gaining project-based learning strategies This is how transformation starts: One breakfast. One webinar. One workshop. One partnership at a time. Ready to explore what comprehensive STEAM learning could look like at your school? Let's connect: steamtruck.org #STEAMEmpowermentWeek #STEAMTruck #STEAMEducation #CommunityPartners #EducatorPD

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠-𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗢 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗧 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦? Looking for a team-building experience that goes beyond the office? STE(A)M Truck, in partnership with the 𝗧.𝗗. 𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, invites corporate teams, college groups, organizations, and individuals to volunteer during 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣, October 12–16 at Utopian Academy of the Arts in Ellenwood. Work together, engage with students, and turn a day of service into a meaningful team experience. 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, so gather your crew or come solo! 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗨𝗣: https://www.steamtruck.org/volunteer #STEAMTruck #STEAMCamp #TeamBuilding #EmployeeEngagement #CorporateVolunteering #CommunityImpact

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This year, over 4,250 Georgia students discovered something incredible - they could design, build, and create things they never imagined possible.