In Spokane, competing in robotics begins as early as Kindergarten and continues through high school graduation. These experiences embed STEM skills in students at an early age and cultivate a love for the STEM and Coopertition® that lasts a lifetime. … Read more

“Why aren’t there more girl scientists?” The question was simple; the answer is something we’re working on. Posed by one of the youngest students in attendance at last month’s Women in STEM Town Hall — a fourth-grader from Riverside elementary — … Read more

The Spokane STEM Network works to transform the way we think, learn, work and live through STEM by enhancing STEM education opportunities for all youth in the region and by increasing the number of students pursuing and achieving success in … Read more

The American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has recognized Greater Spokane Incorporated’s (GSI) work in education and workforce as a national case study. GSI joined six other communities in being recognized. As a business-focused organization, GSI realizes the importance of … Read more

Students at Saint George’s School in north Spokane engineered a weather balloon and launched it into the sky above the north Spokane school and has the video to prove it. The students also used weather patterns to calculate where the … Read more

The Spokane STEM Network – which is supported by GSI and the Northeast Education Service District 101 – visited with Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho to learn what the organization is doing to promote STEM subjects and STEM … Read more

Washington D.C. – “Message delivered.” Those were the first words spoken by Scott Morgan, President of Spokane Community College, after he and nine other community, business and education leaders met Thursday in a small group with Camsie McAdams, the Acting Director … Read more

We just completed Engineering Week as part of Business AfterSchool, a program designed to bring area students, parents and educators into companies to learn what it’s like to work there and what skills are needed. We’ve blogged about it before. … Read more

We recently adopted a community goal of having 60 percent of adults in Spokane County having a credentialed, two-year degree or higher by 2025. Currently, that number hovers around 43 percent. In order to reach that goal, the business community … Read more

Tweet By now, you’ve heard about STEM Education. Advancing STEM Education reforms is something Greater Spokane Incorporated has been involved in for the past few years, along with a number of regional partners. Praising the virtues of STEM Education is … Read more