Connect With
STEM Opportunity
Find regional STEM events, student pathways, classroom resources, workforce connections, and practical ways to support Schuylkill County learners.
What Are You Looking For?
The community page is a shared front door. Choose the path that best matches why you came.
Competitions, camps, makerspace experiences, and career-connected programs.
Upcoming events, student opportunities, and ways to stay connected.
STEELS-aligned resources, PD, coaching, and classroom tools.
Guest speaking, job shadows, sponsorships, tours, and workforce pathways.
Community programs, shared events, mentorship, and local resource sharing.
Ecosystem planning, program support, and cross-district collaboration.
The STEM@Skook29 Commons
A practical directory for anyone trying to connect students, schools, families, and community partners to meaningful STEM opportunities.
Find competitions, listening sessions, workshops, showcases, and student experiences.
View calendar →Browse STEELS-aligned lessons, design challenges, planning tools, and resource samples.
Browse resources →Explore the WSCAM archive of student-created videos and manufacturing partners.
Explore archive →Connect students to robotics, design, invention, media, and engineering challenges.
See competitions →Click through districts and see programs, supports, and partnership connections.
Open map →Share an idea, ask for help, submit an opportunity, or start a partnership conversation.
Contact IU29 →The Region Succeeds
When We Build Together
Schuylkill County's economic future depends on a pipeline of skilled, curious, STEM-ready students. That pipeline is built in classrooms, makerspaces, and competitions — and it's built better with you.
Partnering with STEM@Skook29 gives your organization direct access to the region's future workforce — while making a real, visible difference in education for the kids in your community.
Start the Conversation →Direct Workforce Pipeline
Connect with students before they graduate. Build relationships early and hire from a pool that already knows your industry.
Brand Visibility
Your brand in front of students, parents, teachers, and administrators across 12 public school districts.
Community Impact
Genuine corporate citizenship — not a logo on a flyer, but a real, documented impact on education in your region.
Partnership Opportunities
There are many ways to engage — find the one that fits your organization's goals and capacity.
Workforce Collaboration
Engage directly with students through career days, job shadowing, internships, guest speaking, and project-based partnerships with schools.
- ✦ Career Day Participation
- ✦ Internship Hosting
- ✦ Job Shadowing Programs
- ✦ Guest Speaker Opportunities
Sponsorships
Sponsor STEM competitions, student events, teacher workshops, or equipment purchases. Flexible levels to fit any budget.
- ✦ Event Sponsorships
- ✦ Equipment & Materials Funding
- ✦ Scholarship Sponsorships
- ✦ Program Naming Opportunities
Community Programs
Join community-wide STEM initiatives — summer programs, after-school partnerships, and regional collaborations open to the whole community.
- ✦ Community STEM Events
- ✦ Summer Learning Programs
- ✦ Family Engagement Activities
- ✦ Library & Rec Center Partnerships
Higher Ed Partnerships
Colleges and universities can collaborate with IU29 to create pathways, dual-enrollment opportunities, and research connections for students.
- ✦ Dual Enrollment Pathways
- ✦ Campus Visit Programs
- ✦ Research Collaboration
- ✦ Faculty Engagement
Equipment & Materials
Donate surplus equipment, materials, or technology to STEM programs, makerspaces, and schools across the region.
- ✦ Equipment Donations
- ✦ Material Contributions
- ✦ Technology Donations
- ✦ Surplus Inventory
Have a Different Idea?
Every great partnership is unique. Let's talk about what you have in mind — we're open to creative collaborations.
Current Community Needs
Not every contribution has to be a major sponsorship. These are concrete ways local people and organizations can plug in.
Share your career story, demonstrate a tool, or help students see where STEM shows up locally.
Volunteer to speak →Host a small student group, teacher team, or program visit at your business or organization.
Host a visit →Contribute usable surplus materials, tools, tech, or supplies for makerspace and classroom projects.
Offer a donation →Support competitions, design reviews, student presentations, and project feedback sessions.
Join a volunteer list →
Schuylkill STEM Community
Listening Session
Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 is building a STEM Ecosystem for Schuylkill County — a connected network of schools, employers, community organizations, and nonprofits working toward a shared goal: preparing every student for what comes next.
This 90-minute session will bring together a small, intentional group of community and industry leaders. We're not here to pitch a program. We're here to listen.
The Question We're Exploring
"What's already happening in Schuylkill County that students and schools should be connected to?"
Your perspective — as an employer, a community partner, or a local organization — is exactly what this work needs. Seats are limited to keep the conversation focused. We'd love to have you in the room.
Ask About Attending →Explore the STEM@Skook29 Ecosystem
Click a district to see how STEM@Skook29 programs, competitions, partnerships, and professional learning connect across Schuylkill County.
Connect a district or student team to regional STEM challenges.
View options →See coaching, PD, STEELS, and EdTech supports available through IU29.
Teacher hub →Browse student videos and local manufacturers by school and year.
WSCAM archive →Share a community program, partner, event, or opportunity for students.
Submit an idea →The full Google Earth version will include schools, WSCAM industry partners, community organizations, and nature/environmental partners across the county.
Data reflects STEM@Skook29 program availability and ecosystem connections across IU29's 12 public member districts. Current and future ecosystem connections may include all items shown. Contact IU29 for district-specific program status.
14 School Communities. One Ecosystem.
The network represents 12 public school districts and two non-public partner schools across Schuylkill County.
