Author Archives: Joy Lancaster

Inspire Young Learners During Engineers Week 2023 and Beyond

February 20, 2023 | Posted in Stories, Teachers & Volunteers
SAE Engineers Week 2023

Volunteers play a critical role in delivering SAE’s award-winning A World In Motion® (AWIM®) PreK – High School STEM education program. Each year SAE members and volunteers as well as employees from our organizational partners, help bring STEM to life …


Third Graders in Austin Cheer On Classmates During STEM Experience

ridgetop elementary AWIM STEM classroom program

Self-driving trucks? Building your own race car? For 18 third graders at Ridgetop Elementary School in Austin, TX, the world of STEM came to life thanks to classroom volunteers from TORC, a self-driving truck technology company, and the University of …


Eighth Grader Finds Superpowers Through STEM Experience

For Tony, a neurodiverse eighth grader at Sevilla West Elementary School, the start of classes couldn’t come soon enough. “Can I have a chassis? I think this year I want to build a limo,” he eagerly asked Sevilla West STEM …


Straw Rockets Launch STEM Experience for Neurodiverse Students

Straw Rockets STEM Challenge

For students at New Story Schools Monroeville in Southwestern Pennsylvania, all it took was one inspiring story about the inventor of the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Learning about Dr. Robert Goddard not only brought STEM to life, it also got …


Elementary Students Learn STEM, Compare Notes with Northrop Grumman Volunteers

June 29, 2022 | Posted in Arizona, Stories, Teachers & Volunteers

Sixth graders at Patterson Elementary School in Gilbert, Arizona, weren’t the only ones taking notes during their STEM class. They soon noticed a classroom volunteer from Northrop Grumman brought his own notebook and was writing down everything during their AWIM® …


SAE Announces STEM Innovation Contest 2022 Winners

April 22, 2022 | Posted in News From Us
Chowdhury STEM Innovation contest winners 2022

When you’re trying to solve complex real-world issues, the best place to start is to look for problems–ideally problems with which you have a personal connection. From traffic congestion, to global food insecurity, and climate change, winners of the Chowdhury …


SAE STEM Program Recognized By EdTech Awards 2022

April 21, 2022 | Posted in News From Us, Teachers & Volunteers

For the second year in a row, SAE International’s A World In Motion® (AWIM®) PreK-12 STEM education program has been recognized by The EdTech Awards being named a finalist in two categories “Best Coding, Computer Science, Engineering Solution” and “Best …


Baja SAE Inspires High School Student to Attend College and Study Engineering

April 20, 2022 | Posted in Georgia, Life & Physical Science, Stories
Baja SAE Arizona

College was never an attractive option. In fact, it was hardly a consideration. When Alex Solakian was a junior in high school south of Atlanta, he planned on attending a local trade school after graduation. Right around that time, his …


PreK Students in Arizona Use Building To Explore STEM

“Are we building today?” For 29 PreK students in Chandler, Arizona, Fridays were their chance to transform their classroom into an active construction zone. One-by-one, they put on their safety helmets as they got ready to learn about buildings and …