STEM is one of our most potent vehiclesfor promoting greater equality, enhancing socialmobility and encouraging true individualityas future thinkers and creators.
STEM is one of our most potent vehicles for promoting greater equality, enhancing social mobility and encouraging true individuality as future thinkers and creators.
SmartSTEMs exist to inspire the next generation about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) through cost effective collaboration between industry and education.
At SmartSTEMs we want to inspire, engage and challenge young people to think differently about STEM. We want young people to be inspired to study STEM and go on to pursue careers in STEM.
Our core aim is equity of access and opportunity for all young people; where new and strong connections between education and industry lead to expanded skills, career options and networks.
Through large scale Hub events involving up to 500 young people, outreach work, specific programmes (Digital Dairy Chain Project) and online events targeted at those aged 10-14, we aim to provide hands on experience involving workshops, experiments, and expert advice from fantastic SmartSTEMs staff, STEM volunteers and business partners.
Our model is scalable and replicable, and we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with academia and business to support the growth in STEM opportunities for young people through the delivery of bespoke activities.
Vision
We have a vision that every child in the world, regardless of age, gender, background, ethnicity, religion, location, will have equal and fair access to STEM education and career opportunities.
Mission
Our mission is to provide equal access to inspire and realise the full potential of future generations, through facilitating cost-effective collaboration with industry and education.
Great things happen when great people get involved
If you, your team and your company want an easy way to change the world, we would love to chat about how we can help you do that. There are a variety of support opportunities that benefit you, us and, most importantly, the young people we work with. Let’s have a chat.
Our Annual Report
At SmartSTEMs, we believe encouraging young people to practise STEM-based subjects, allows them to develop their intellectual and creative faculties for the greater good. The processes and skills developed through STEM education are essential in our daily lives and it is imperative that we, collaboratively, support our young people to become educated in the broadest sense: confident, literate, numerate, constructively critical and technically capable digital citizens of the world.
It is on this note that I would like to say a massive thank you to every single one of our supporters. From our Industry Fayre Extraordinaires and inspiring Workshop Hosts to our army of Volunteers and Student Buddies – we could not do what we do without help from all of you. We know that it is only by working together that we are able create a constant drumbeat of activities, across all four pillars of STEM that everyone can tap into ensuring that no single person or organisation has to carry that responsibility alone. We believe that regular and varied activities are essential to ensure that as many young people as possible are made aware of STEM, and due course run the risk that they too become passionate about something STEM related!
Our Values
EQUAL ACCESS
INCLUSION
A MORE CONNECTED SCOTLAND
COLLABORATION
Our Values
EQUAL ACCESS
INCLUSION
A MORE CONNECTED SCOTLAND
