STEM
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Helping Kids Succeed
4‑H STEM programs equip young people with the skills they need to succeed in life, and are available through local clubs, schools and grant-funded programs. Focus areas include computer science, robotics, aerospace, physics, chemistry, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and veterinary science.
Learn more about becoming a supporter of 4‑H STEM Programs.
Program areas
Engineering & technology
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Entrepreneurship & financial literacy
Environmental science & alternative energy
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Featured STEM events
4‑H STEM Challenge
4-H STEM Challenge, formerly known as National Youth Science Day (NYSD), is 4-H’s annual initiative to inspire kids everywhere to take an interest in STEM topics (science, technology engineering and math) through hands-on learning.
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Featured STEM programs
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Computer science
There is a tremendous need for young people to know how to create technology, not just consume it. This is true across every industry, and that’s why 4-H computer science programs help prepare youth for college and career by teaching technical programming skills in languages like Scratch, Python and Java alongside essential life skills like problem solving, teamwork and resiliency.
Robotics
The 4-H robotics program inspires young people and develops an early interest in robotics engineering and technology.
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Featured STEM supporter
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National 4-H Council and Google.org are working together to help kids everywhere gain skills needed for the future, like computer science (CS), computational thinking, communication and collaboration to kids across the country. Google’s support will expand the 4‑H CS Career Pathway to reach more than one million youth over the next three years.
Changing lives through STEM
Inspiring kids with STEM
Aja’s passion for STEM was ignited through her frustration with the under-represented minority STEM gap. As a result, she started See Me in STEM with a mission to provide exposure, access, and STEM opportunities to under-represented youth.
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Creating STEM access for youth
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, a prominent 4‑H alum, and noted “Hardware Boss” of Facebook has made a $1M investment to 4‑H STEM to inspire more kids to discover an interest in STEM topics—bringing access to hands-on learning opportunities to youth across the country.
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