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STEM Program Overview
Our new STEM Centre is designed to spark curiosity and deepen understanding through hands-on, experiential learning. The centre features a wide range of activity kits covering topics such as light, density, air, chemical reactions, animal and plant classification, 2D and 3D shapes, mensuration, STEM challenges, puzzles, and logical-reasoning games. Interactive elements, including wall puzzles and a Rube Goldberg machine, create an exciting, playful environment that captures children’s imagination.
CLE Trust is establishing a STEM Centre in Malleswaram to promote curiosity and strengthen STEM learning among underserved students and teachers.
Focus areas include Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Digital Literacy, and Artificial Intelligence.
Learning will be hands-on, interactive, and engaging through experiments, puzzles, games, and digital tools.
This STEM Centre is proudly supported by Ramboll through its CSR initiative, reinforcing Ramboll’s commitment to empowering future-ready learners through inclusive and innovative STEM education.
Why This Matters
Underprivileged students often lack exposure to practical STEM, leading to disinterest and potential school dropout by Grade 10.
Hands-on and creative teaching methods have been shown to:
Spark curiosity
Improve learning outcomes
Encourage pursuit of STEM skills and careers
The program supports underprivileged learners in three key ways:
1. STEM Centre Visits
Children from low-income and government schools regularly visit the centre. They freely choose activities that interest them, follow simple written instructions, and learn through exploration. Our trained facilitators step in only when needed, keeping the experience self-driven and discovery-based.
2. STEM Outreach:
Twice a week, facilitators visit nearby under-resourced schools, carrying multiple sets of activity kits to conduct hands-on science and math sessions. This approach helps children understand concepts more deeply by learning through doing.
3. After-School Support:
Students from nearby government schools (Grades 8 and 9) attend after-school sessions at the centre, where they engage in math and science activities aligned with their curriculum. In addition, Grade 12 students participate in digital literacy classes, gaining access to laptops and learning essential tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Python.
We are also developing the centre as a resource hub for teachers. Educators from neighbouring schools will be able to visit, explore the kits, and borrow the ones that best support their classroom teaching, helping activity-based learning reach even more children.
Implementation Strategy
A full-time facilitator will lead the Centre, supported by mentors, trainers, and volunteers.
Students (Grade 5 and above) will access over 100 rotating experiments, puzzles, and games.
School Outreach: Portable STEM kits taken to government schools, low-fee private schools, and NGO centres.
Teacher Training: Creative pedagogy workshops with mentor support for classroom integration.
Curriculum Support: STEM learning kits aligned to Grades 5–10 for reinforcement.
Scalability: Support other NGOs and schools to establish their own STEM Centres with resources like kits, puzzles, books, libraries, software, and digital/physical infrastructure.
Expected Impact
Direct reach: visit by students/ schools at the Centre, we can reach students via outreach.
Teachers trained to implement innovative STEM teaching methods.
Outcomes for students: Critical thinking, scientific curiosity, confidence, and digital literacy.
How You Can Help
Your support will directly bring STEM education to underserved children in Bengaluru. By donating, you will help set up the STEM Centre, provide learning kits, help in training the teachers and take hands-on STEM activities to schools where resources are scarce.
Together, we can spark curiosity, build confidence, and open doors to STEM careers for thousands of children.
Donate today and be part of this change.
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