What’s Happening

Rockbrook Elementary received their first order of Virtual STEAM Kits from Prairie STEM on October 7th, 2020. Each student will have one educational STEAM lesson to enrich their students’ STEM education, for their October school STEAM Night. Each kit contains materials for different Science and/or Math activities, all aligned to state and national standards. Cox […]

Oakdale Elementary School received their first order of Virtual STEAM Kits from Prairie STEM on October 6th, 2020. Each student will have one educational STEAM lesson to enrich their students’ STEM education, for their October school STEAM Night. Each kit contains materials for different Science and/or Math activities, all aligned to state and national standards. […]

Kits with lessons have been delivered to Howard Kennedy Magnet School in Omaha Public Schools, Oakdale and Rockbrook in Westside 66 Community Schools, and Saint Cecilia Catholic Schools. Each student will have one educational STEAM lesson to enrich their students’ STEM education, for their October school STEAM Night. Each kit contains materials for different Science […]

Double Smash won 1st Place, while Double Flip Dominators took 2nd, and 3rd place went to The Fighting Furballs in the first Prairie STEM Smash Bros Tournament. These three teams won cash prizes. Congratulations to all participants! Look for upcoming Prairie STEM Esports tournaments.

Fans of the Electric Blue Door were the big winners in Prairie STEM’s Smash Bros Teenage Tournament, Friday. Midgar Elites took second place and Undecided received third. It was a very exciting tournament! These top three teams will receive cash prizes. Congratulations to all participants! Look for upcoming Prairie STEM Esports tournaments.

Three hundred fifty virtual STEM lesson kits were delivered to Howard Kennedy Elementary School on 9/16/2020, to enrich their students’ STEM education. Each kit contained materials for 16 different Science and/or Math activities, all aligned to state and national standards. Thanks so much to JuSTEMagine high school students from Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School, who […]

Melissa Zeiszler, Howard Kennedy’s Dean of STEAM, created a very special school tour for their Open House as a part of Omaha Education week, for the students and parents of Howard Kennedy Elementary School. She received professional development training from Jeff Ingraham, of Prairie STEM, and photographed classrooms and office areas in 360 Virtual Reality. […]

On Friday, August 14th, 2020, Saint Cecilia teachers and staff underwent a full day of professional development training in STEM activities virtually, with several of the Prairie STEM staff leading the training. After a very warm welcome by Alan Wang, Jeff Ingraham began the day with Virtual Reality, using VR goggles and software options for […]

Everyone was on the edge of their seats on Friday, August 7, 2020, when five teams of local high school students competed for the top three places and cash prizes in Prairie STEM’s High School Fortnite Esports Tournament. Games went into overtime they were so close. These students used and developed many soft skills during […]

It was a very exciting evening when four teams of local middle school students competed for the top three places and cash prizes in Prairie STEM’s Middle School Fortnite Esports Tournament on Thursday, August 6th, 2020. These students used and developed many soft skills during this event, such as leadership, teamwork, communication, strategizing, work ethic, […]