Future-Ready Skills Through Sports

We build career skills and confidence through the games students love most.

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10,000+ students served

STEM Career Interest

93% of students say they want to pursue a STEM career after participating.

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STEM Excitement

9/10 average rating for how excited students felt about STEM learning.

In the News

Every champion has a playbook.

Sports make kids feel capable, even if they’re not keeping score.

STEM Playbook connects students to real-world skills, future careers, and the confidence to grow, using the energy of sports and active learning.

By starting with what kids already love - sports, games, and connection - we make STEM education more relevant, more engaging, and more accessible.

We don’t just play. We prepare.

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The Play-by-Play

Stories of student growth, hands-on learning, and the STEM tools reshaping how kids play, learn, and build their futures.

Stories from the Field

STEM Playbook Featured on Cráneo: Spanish Science Podcast for Curious Kids

STEM Playbook guest and Emmy-winning sports expert Moisés Linares shows how math and science power every pass, shot, and goal in soccer.

Why Sports Are a Testbed for the Future

AI is shaping the Olympics and giving students a chance to see how skills like coding, data, and engineering connect to the sports they love. Sports aren’t just games; they’re practice for tomorrow’s jobs.

STEM Playbook Lights Up Learning at CHN Scholar House’s Back-to-School Bash

The CHN Scholar House Back-to-School Bash was full of music, food, and community fun. STEM Playbook turned a patch of lawn into a hands-on STEM zone.

The Play-by-Play

Kids Get Moving and Thinking with Interactive Gaming at STEM Playbook Camp

STEM Playbook students boost brainpower through active games like Whack-a-Mole and Connect Four using the Nex Playground. It’s hands-on STEM learning powered by motion, strategy, and fun.

STEM Playbook Is Making Summer School Unforgettable

Struthers and Sebring students experienced a fresh approach to summer learning with STEM Playbook, where sports, movement, and tech turn STEM into a high-energy, confidence-building experience.

When Learning Supports Wellness: A Meaningful Discovery at Columbus STEM Program

A regular heart rate tracking exercise revealed elevated pulses in teens, demonstrating how hands-on learning creates dual benefits in health screening and data analytics education.

The Perfect Match: A Grand Slam with Advantage Cleveland

STEM Playbook and Advantage Cleveland partner to bring science education to tennis clinics, demonstrating how sports naturally integrate STEM principles.

From Wearables to Wow-Factor: United Way Gears Up for STEM-Powered Summer Camps

In preparation for a four-week summer camp for youth, twenty facilitators convened to experience a hands-on STEM Playbook professional development session like no other.

Bridging the Gap Between Sports and Science: Efficacy Report Release

STEM Playbook students in Northeast Ohio use basketball to learn complex concepts in math and physics.

Hypotheses, Heartbeats & High Scores: Students Connect Data and Physical Activity

Students explored science through motion - they were the game controllers. Students jumped, ran, and moved their way through the activity, watching their heart rates rise and fall as they leveled up.

Scoring Big with Science: STEM Playbook Partners with the Cleveland Cavaliers & NEOSTEM

On March 16, 2025, the Cleveland Cavaliers, NEOSTEM Ecosystem and STEM Playbook will team up for Score with STEM an exciting event for hundreds of families across Northeast Ohio that combines a love for basketball and STEM.

Sports as an Academic Discipline

Higher education has built momentum to champion sports as an academic discipline. We know that the connection between sports and STEM is a no brainer.

Pilot Program Launches at Northeast Ohio Boys & Girls Clubs

STEM Playbook Launches Innovative Sports-Based STEM Program at Northeast Ohio Boys & Girls Clubs

STEM Playbook announces a six-week pilot program bringing hands-on STEM education through sports to four Boys & Girls Clubs across Northeast Ohio. The program launched in January 2025 at two Akron and two Cleveland locations.

High-energy STEM learning using the universal language of sports.

Get in the Game

Students Gain Skills for the Game, and for Life.

Career Exposure Through What They Love

Learn how science and technology are used in sports, health, and engineering.
Explore real-world jobs in STEM fields, such as data analysis, design, and performance science.
Understand how today’s interests can grow into tomorrow’s careers.
Build Confidence and Sense of Belonging

Strengthen teamwork, leadership, and communication through group challenges.
Build a growth mindset by learning through trial, error, and hands-on problem-solving.
Create a sense of belonging in STEM for students from all backgrounds.
STEM Learning in Motion

Build real-world skills in coding, engineering, and data science through active, sports-based projects.
Turn abstract concepts into hands-on experiences using smart equipment, movement, and digital tools.
Aligned to NGSS, ISTE, and state standards, ideal for both in and out-of-school time programs.