Over the long weekend, the growingSTEMS students and volunteers represented the organization at the 79th annual St. Mary’s County Fair. The goal of this exciting outreach event was to introduce people in the county to robotics and the growingSTEMs programs. Participants in the growingSTEMS programs learn new skills and expand… Read More »growingSTEMS shows off prize winning robots at the 79th St. Mary’s County Fair
On September 12, 2026, growingSTEMS sent off a good number of our high school, college, and adult participants in our combat robotics team, Team Honey Cracked, to attend the second NHRL Pro Tour competition of the year. This invite-only competition, which took place in at Terminal 5 in Manhattan, was… Read More »Team Honey Cracked Dukes it Out in Manhattan!
On December 13th, our VEX IQ teams, 836A, 836B, and 836C attended a competition in Clarksburg, Maryland. There were 24 teams at the competition and our three growingSTEMS teams performed spectacularly! 836A was ranked 2 in the skills challenges, achieved a finalist ranking of 5, and won the Excellence Award.… Read More »December 2025 VEX IQ Competition
Written by Iris and Alexander On June 14, we were able to have such a wonderful and successful open house to showcase growingStems! We were able to display our different robotics programs for all ages (FRC for high school students, VEX IQ for 4th to 9th grade students, VEX GO… Read More »2025 Open House Success
by Lyra Summers and John Paul Jenkins On October 20th, The RoboBees attended the 18th Annual Battle O’ Baltimore in Glenelg, Maryland. The Battle of Baltimore 2024 was the team’s last off-season event for the 2024 FRC season. This event also marked the final competition for their robot, Growler. Growler… Read More »2024 Battle O’ Baltimore
by Lyra Summers The Chesapeake Robotics Icebreaker (CRI) was our first 2024 off-season competition. On Saturday, September 28th, 2024, 28 teams from across Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania gathered at Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria, Virginia for a day of fun and excitement at the inaugural CRI. An off-season event is… Read More »2024 Chesapeake Robotics Icebreaker