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The STEM Lab (STEM For Kids SC) offers a comprehensive lineup of STEM and STEAM courses that include computer coding, health and biomedicine, engineering, robotics and automation, business, and entrepreneurship. The program provides in-person and virtual STEM classes, as well as spring, summer, winter, and one-day camps, after-school programs, and in-school field trips. Custom camps and programs can be delivered on-site, with instructors bringing materials such as computers and robots.
• Schedule: Spring, summer, winter, and one-day camps, plus after-school programs, in-school field trips, assemblies, workshops, and regular STEM/STEAM classes or camps
The STEM Lab (STEM For Kids SC) was founded in Columbia, SC, by an engineer and has been serving families in South Carolina for 8 years. The program describes itself as South Carolina's premier STEM camps and after-school destination and notes that it has trained more than 4,000 students through over 40 courses totaling more than 1,200 hours of instruction. Its curriculum and programs align with educational standards including Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Common Core Mathematical and Language Arts Practice, state-specific Information and Technology Standards, and Computer Science Education Standards.
The foundation of the program’s STEM experience is a 4 Dimensional Learning framework that includes Core Ideas, Cross-Cutting Concepts (CCCs), Career Connections and Practices (CCPs), and Social & Emotional Learning. The program states that it uses hands-on, mindful, inquiry-based activities with purposeful learning and describes its approach as gamifying STEM education and offering hands-on STEM. It also offers custom program delivery options and can handle student registrations as a turnkey solution.
The instruction staff, called STEM Coaches, are trained on the curriculum content and the 4 Dimensional Learning method. STEM Coaches include engineers, industry professionals, and STEM teachers, and each coach is background checked. The program reports that it brings instructors and materials, including computers and robots, to the site where programs are held.
The STEM Lab (STEM For Kids SC) has been voted best after-school program and summer camp in South Carolina. One parent testimonial states, “My son has loved learning more about machines with STEM for kids SC! Mathew has been so great about communicating what the kids are learning about. We are definitely going to be taking more classes from them!”
Last updated January 15, 2026.
• Schedule: Spring, summer, winter, and one-day camps, plus after-school programs, in-school field trips, assemblies, workshops, and regular STEM/STEAM classes or camps
The STEM Lab (STEM For Kids SC) was founded in Columbia, SC, by an engineer and has been serving families in South Carolina for 8 years. The program describes itself as South Carolina's premier STEM camps and after-school destination and notes that it has trained more than 4,000 students through over 40 courses totaling more than 1,200 hours of instruction. Its curriculum and programs align with educational standards including Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Common Core Mathematical and Language Arts Practice, state-specific Information and Technology Standards, and Computer Science Education Standards.
The foundation of the program’s STEM experience is a 4 Dimensional Learning framework that includes Core Ideas, Cross-Cutting Concepts (CCCs), Career Connections and Practices (CCPs), and Social & Emotional Learning. The program states that it uses hands-on, mindful, inquiry-based activities with purposeful learning and describes its approach as gamifying STEM education and offering hands-on STEM. It also offers custom program delivery options and can handle student registrations as a turnkey solution.
The instruction staff, called STEM Coaches, are trained on the curriculum content and the 4 Dimensional Learning method. STEM Coaches include engineers, industry professionals, and STEM teachers, and each coach is background checked. The program reports that it brings instructors and materials, including computers and robots, to the site where programs are held.
The STEM Lab (STEM For Kids SC) has been voted best after-school program and summer camp in South Carolina. One parent testimonial states, “My son has loved learning more about machines with STEM for kids SC! Mathew has been so great about communicating what the kids are learning about. We are definitely going to be taking more classes from them!”
Last updated January 15, 2026.
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