Next Generation STEM Club
The Next Generation STEM Club is NW Community Centers' free STEM program for children in kindergarten through eighth grade.
From February 6 to October 2, 2027, up to 40 students will meet for 32 three-hour classes, about one a week, in three groups by grade (K‑1, 2-5 and 6-8). Six instructors teach Arduino programming for robotics, which builds computer science, technology and engineering skills; coding in Scratch; and arithmetic on the abacus. Twenty students took part in 2026, and parents who could not get a place for their children were disappointed, so the club is growing for 2027.
- Season
- February 6 to October 2, 2027
- Classes
- 32, three hours each, about one a week
- Grades
- K‑1, 2-5 and 6-8
- Places
- Up to 40 students
- Cost
- Free
- Where
- New Life Culture Center, 9702 B St E, Tacoma
What students learn
Arduino robotics
Arduino programming for robotics, which builds computer science, technology and engineering skills.
Scratch
Coding in Scratch.
Abacus
Arithmetic on the abacus.
Photos from the 2027 STEM Club classes will be added here once the season starts.