Georgia Youth Science & Technology Centers Programs
Georgia Youth Science & Technology Centers (State Office), 3333 Busbee Drive NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144
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Georgia Youth Science & Technology Centers Programs include activities such as In-Class Field Trips/Embedded Professional Learning sessions, Family Science Night/Day, STEM Day, Family STEM Night, professional learning workshops, Summer Camp, STEM Discovery Camp, Afterschool Programs, Simple STEM Activities, and STEM Challenges. The program offers member-only resources such as Simple STEM Activities, STEM Challenges, and newly updated supplemental resource guides that align with the new Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
Since 1989, Georgia Youth Science & Technology Centers (GYSTC) has provided supplemental STEM training to nearly 2 million K–8 teachers and students. The organization provides services through a network of nine regional centers and programs located throughout the state in many of the highest need areas. The leadership team includes Amanda Buice as Executive Director, Jenna Henkel as STEM Program Manager, and Cody Richards as Communications Manager.
The mission of GYSTC is to promote student interest and achievement in science and mathematics by providing quality programs for teachers of STEM subjects that improve the teaching and learning process at the kindergarten through eighth grade levels. The mission also states that GYSTC aims to stimulate a child’s interest from an early age to enjoy the knowledge of science and to enhance teacher quality and student achievement in science and math through innovative programming.
An In-Class Field Trip/Embedded Professional Learning session is described as a unique experience for the classroom teacher and the students in the class to view science from a different perspective. STEM Day or Family STEM Night is a community–school-based activity that allows students, parents, teachers, and caregivers to participate together in STEM activities. GYSTC’s professional learning workshops are structured specifically to help teachers understand and integrate STEM through lessons that reflect knowledge of STEM content in the classroom.
STEM Discovery Camp is described as a learning experience for bright, forward-thinking elementary school students who will evolve into the next generation of science professionals. GYSTC’s afterschool programs can be customized to offer a refresher in math and science exercises for students who might need more time to progress at a more satisfactory level. Simple STEM Activities are designed to be fun, interesting, and easy to do using materials that are easy to find, and each activity includes a simple lesson plan and a short video that highlights the activity, available as a member-only resource.
STEM Challenges are centered around the engineering design process and involve hands-on inquiry focused on a phenomenon that aligns with key concepts under study, also as a member-only resource. GYSTC memberships are open to all public, private, charter, and homeschools in Georgia and are available at the system level. The newly updated GYSTC supplemental resource guides are intended to enhance instruction of the new Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science and are available as a member-only resource.
Last updated April 22, 2026.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
Since 1989, Georgia Youth Science & Technology Centers (GYSTC) has provided supplemental STEM training to nearly 2 million K–8 teachers and students. The organization provides services through a network of nine regional centers and programs located throughout the state in many of the highest need areas. The leadership team includes Amanda Buice as Executive Director, Jenna Henkel as STEM Program Manager, and Cody Richards as Communications Manager.
The mission of GYSTC is to promote student interest and achievement in science and mathematics by providing quality programs for teachers of STEM subjects that improve the teaching and learning process at the kindergarten through eighth grade levels. The mission also states that GYSTC aims to stimulate a child’s interest from an early age to enjoy the knowledge of science and to enhance teacher quality and student achievement in science and math through innovative programming.
An In-Class Field Trip/Embedded Professional Learning session is described as a unique experience for the classroom teacher and the students in the class to view science from a different perspective. STEM Day or Family STEM Night is a community–school-based activity that allows students, parents, teachers, and caregivers to participate together in STEM activities. GYSTC’s professional learning workshops are structured specifically to help teachers understand and integrate STEM through lessons that reflect knowledge of STEM content in the classroom.
STEM Discovery Camp is described as a learning experience for bright, forward-thinking elementary school students who will evolve into the next generation of science professionals. GYSTC’s afterschool programs can be customized to offer a refresher in math and science exercises for students who might need more time to progress at a more satisfactory level. Simple STEM Activities are designed to be fun, interesting, and easy to do using materials that are easy to find, and each activity includes a simple lesson plan and a short video that highlights the activity, available as a member-only resource.
STEM Challenges are centered around the engineering design process and involve hands-on inquiry focused on a phenomenon that aligns with key concepts under study, also as a member-only resource. GYSTC memberships are open to all public, private, charter, and homeschools in Georgia and are available at the system level. The newly updated GYSTC supplemental resource guides are intended to enhance instruction of the new Georgia Standards of Excellence for Science and are available as a member-only resource.
Last updated April 22, 2026.
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