Broomfield STEM

Where Curious Kids Belong

Broomfield STEM is building a safe, vibrant community where students can explore science, technology, engineering, and math. We offer hands-on, after-school STEM programs for students from preschool through 12th grade, led by local educators and STEM professionals who inspire students to pursue their interests.

We welcome every student with a passion for STEM, regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, country of origin, language, or special learning needs.

What We Do

• Serve 300+ students across the Northwest Metro area, including Broomfield, Boulder, western Adams, southwestern Weld, and northern Jefferson counties
• Run Broomfield Robotics, our flagship program, where 150+ students in grades K-12 build robots and compete through FIRST
• Offer non-competitive STEM Clubs where kids can explore building, coding, science and math concepts
• Connect students with 60+ volunteer mentors, including engineers, teachers, and business professionals
• Partner with local schools and nonprofits to reach students who might not otherwise have access to quality STEM education

Through Broomfield STEM programs, students build real-world skills in:

• Teamwork, mentoring and leadership
• Problem solving and critical thinking
• Mechanical design, computer aided design (CAD) and manufacturing (including the use of hand and power tools and 3D printing)
• Programming, electronics and embedded systems
• Technical writing, communication, and public speaking
• Business management, photography/videography, and graphic design

Why it Matters

Investing in our students builds a stronger, more diverse STEM workforce for tomorrow.

STEM skills open doors to well paying, impactful careers, but too many students never get the chance to develop those skills. Despite high demand, there is a scarcity of STEM programs in our area and those that are available are too expensive for many families to afford. Broomfield STEM is working to remove these barriers to access, one family at a time.

That’s why at Broomfield STEM, families pay what they are able, and our community covers the rest.

This year, community support is already making a difference:

• $37,880 in community support has been used so far
• 119 program registrations were made possible by that support
• 1 in 3 students (36% of enrollments) participates because of donors like you

Kids passionate about STEM need a place to belong.

Learning doesn’t happen in isolation. Research shows that students learn best when they feel like valued members of a community, and that working alongside peers and mentors builds both belonging and skills like teamwork and communication. That sense of belonging also keeps students motivated to stick with STEM, especially those who too often feel they don’t fit in. At Broomfield STEM, kids who love to build, code, and explore math find friends who share their curiosity, mentors who believe in them, and a team that celebrates their ideas. That community is what turns a spark of interest into confidence and lasting passion.

What Your Gift Does

• Your gift opens the door for students whose families can’t cover the full cost by funding our Community Support Fund
• Your gift keeps fees lower for every family, not just families who need financial assistance
• Your gift sustains our programs, because student fees cover only about 60% of our operating expenses, and donations, sponsorships, and grants fund the other 40%
• Your gift helps us grow - making it so we can rent additional dedicated space and pay key leaders in order to offer more STEM opportunities for more kids, including those on our growing waitlists
• Your gift enables us to meet demand for STEM education in our region, which is growing fast. We’ve only just begun to scratch the surface of what’s possible!

Every gift, large or small, provides a student with a seat in our programs

• $20 covers one Preschool Playtime session for a preschooler and their grown-up
• $160 covers a full year of monthly Preschool Playtime or Saturday Morning Math Club sessions for one or more young learners
• $240 covers a full semester of Build It! or Code It! for one or more elementary or middle school students
• $360 covers a full year on a FIRST Lego League Explore team for one or more 2nd or 3rd grader
• $600 covers a full year on a FIRST Lego League Challenge team for one or more 4th-7th grader
• $1200 covers a full year on a FIRST Tech Challenge team for one or more 8th-12th grader

Give today

Help us make sure every student who wants to build, code, and create has a place to do it!