Our Mission

The New Providence School District STEM Department provides K–12 learning experiences in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computer science, biomedical engineering, design, robotics, and related STEM fields. Students throughout New Providence, New Jersey engage in rigorous, real-world STEM learning that emphasizes innovation, engineering design, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem solving. 

Guiding Principles

⚙️Problem-Based (Real World/Interdisciplinary)

⚙️Rigorous and Challenging 

⚙️21st Century Skills (4 Cs, presentation, technical writing)

⚙️Personalized Learning (based on relevance, student interest)

⚙️Community Involvement

⚙️External Partnerships

Enduring Understandings

The STEM program:

⚙️will provide real-world, rigorous, and relevant learning experiences for students

⚙️is validated by industry demands for critical thinkers and problem solvers

⚙️will develop STEM Literacy and 21st-Century skills

⚙️will create STEM as a culture, not just a class

⚙️will prepare students for STEM-related careers in the global economy

⚙️will teach design as an iterative process - failure is the point of re-evaluation, not the endpoint