Lee County Conservation offers a variety of environmental-education opportunities for K-12 students throughout the school year and summer, building a deeper connection to the outdoors and the STEM opportunities the natural world presents.

The Iowa Raptor Project, a program in the UI WILD (Wildlife Instruction and Leadership Development) Department in the University of Iowa College of Edeucation, has provided educational experiences both on site and off for four decades.

For more than four decades, Cedar Amateur Astronomers has been providing programs and activities to help advance their sole mission to promote STEM through astronomy.

The strength of the STEM network throughout the region was made evident by the success of the third annual Community STEM Day, in Cedar Rapids.

The Burlington Public Library provides many STEM events and activities for kids in the community throughout the school year and the summer.

Rebecca Whitaker, program delivery partner for FIRST Tech Challenge—Iowa at the University of Iowa College of Engineering, is a longtime champion of STEM learning.

Jenna Stevens, Agriculture in the Classroom Consultant for Clinton and Jackson Counties and Southeast Iowa STEM Region Advisory Board Member, provides hands-on learning about an array of agricultural topics for students in grades pK-12.

Chuck Tonelli, science teacher at Metro High School, is the 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipient from the Southeast Iowa STEM Region.

The Muscatine County Conservation Board offers a variety of environmental-education opportunities for K-12 students throughout the school year and summer.

Teachers in the Fort Madison Community School District are using Iowa STEM Scale-Up to promote STEM engagement in elementary students.

The Iowa Children's Museum collaborates with area schools and fellow nonprofits to carry out an array of enrichment programming on-site and off.

Quad City Engineering & Science Council works to encourage and support students to study STEM-related fields with a variety of programs and initiatives.