Our Model

The IAC Model

Our interaction with students made us realize that inspiration, awareness, and collaboration are as important as books, curriculum, and teachers in imparting an education. While schools teach basic curriculum, we go above and beyond schools and provide a kaleidoscopic view of STEM. We call our approach the IAC model.

Inspiration:

We identify, register, and train students for STEM competitions such as PUMAC (Princeton University Math Competition), MMATHS (Yale/Columbia Math Competition), HMMT (Harvard MIT Math Tournament), CML (Continental Math League), and more. We also host our own local Math and Science Tournaments to match all students’ skill level.

STEM competitions extend learning far beyond what school curriculum offers. They allow students to meet like-minded peers from other schools and visit universities to motivate their pursuit of STEM.

Awareness:

It takes a village to raise the child. So we educate not only the students’ but also their ecosystem – the parents, guardians and teachers about promising activities, summer camps, and other resources via seminars.

Our seminars are about one hour long and we provide them at the premises of requesting organizations. Here we urge and challenge the adults to give all support needed to accelerate and enrich students and make them perform better in school and beyond.

Collaboration:

We are always looking to advance our mission, foster new connections, and build and grow partnerships. The reality for many organizations - such as non-profits, libraries, schools and other governmental agencies - is that they simply do not have the time or the resources to provide all the services that benefit the student community. We provide technical and STEM resources to the organizations who want to help their patrons and customers.

Our Methods

Competitions

Workshops & Seminars

Competitions

We register students for individual and group STEM competitions. We follow the registration with adequate training and participation in the events. Our training sessions are usually held online or at premises of non-profits, libraries, schools and other governmental agencies. We also host our own Math and Science Tournaments when we are unable to matchup the existing competitions to our students’ skill level.

We have had students involved in the following competitions:

MCMT (Mercer County Math Tournament)
Continental Math League
National Science League
AMC 8/10/12
PUMAC (Princeton University Math Competition)
HMMT (Harvard - MIT Math Tournament)
MMATHS (Yale/Columbia Math Tournament)

Tutoring

Workshops & Seminars

Competitions

In selective locations we provide year-long tutoring in Math, Sciences and Reading. Recommended audience is elementary, middle and high school students, however, anyone who wants to explore STEM or simply want to enjoy math, science or reading are welcome.

Tutoring locations and timings are below:

Every Saturday: Trenton Public Library from 1:30-3:00 PM (http://www.trentonlib.org/)
Alternate Mondays:The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey (CHSOFNJ) from 5-7 PM (https://www.chsofnj.org)
Alternate Saturdays: MillHill from 10:00AM - 11:00AM (https://www.millhillcenter.org)
Every Saturday: Hamilton Public Library from 3:00-4:30 PM ( ttps://hamiltonnjpl.org)

At these sessions, we help students with their school curriculum, homework, projects, and any other topics they want to learn about!

Workshops & Seminars

In selective locations we provide activities in Math and Sciences for elementary and middle school students. These workshops introduce the creative applications of STEM, which are often overlooked. The sessions are held:

Every Quarter:The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey (CHSOFNJ) from 5-7 PM (https://www.chsofnj.org)

We also deliver customized or ready-made seminars at the premises of requesting organizations. Each seminar is about one hour long and ends with a Q&A session. We print and distribute any material needed in the seminars. They immensely benefit students and parents.

Our Services

Tutoring

Interested in tutoring? Please email a request to stemnautsteam@gmail.com specifying the following information :

Name, grade, and school of the student
Name and email of the guardian
Topic in which the student needs help

Alternatively, use the form attached below.

Student Enrollment Form

Competitions

If you are representing a library, non-profit, school or a government institution and wish to conduct STEM tournaments at your premises please email a request to stemnautsteam@gmail.com specifying the following information :

Name, address, email and phone number of the point of contact
Dates and times when you can host the tournaments (weekends)
Requested Tournament - One or more (math, physics, chemistry, biology, earth science or astronomy and more)
Approximate number attendees and age groups
Availability of TV/Projector equipment

Workshops & Seminars

If you are representing a library, non-profit, school, or a government institution and wish to conduct STEM awareness seminars, workshops, or SAT/ACT bootcamps at your premises, please email a request to stemnautsteam@gmail.com specifying the following information :

Name, address, email and phone number of the point of contact
A few dates and times when you can host the seminar (late afternoons, early evenings or weekends)
Requested Seminars or Workshop- One or more
Approximate number attendees and age groups
Availability of TV/Projector equipment