Philadelphia STEM Equity Week
SAVE THE DATE for our Philadelphia STEM Equity Week 2026 from October 24th to October 31st, 2026!
In 2023, the City of Philadelphia proudly recognized the week of October 30 as PSEC's Philadelphia STEM Equity Week, a proclamation made by then Mayor James Kenney. This initiative underscores our commitment to fostering quality education, embracing diversity, and empowering our young people to thrive in the workforce. By prioritizing these key conditions, we are building a sustainable economy that benefits all residents and harnesses the brilliance of our diverse community members.
Join us for the 4th annual Philadelphia STEM Equity Week, taking place from October 24th to October 31st, 2026! We are excited to expand this important event and continue promoting equity in STEM fields.
Past Philadelphia STEM Equity Week
2025
The 2025 Philadelphia STEM Equity Week was made possible by the outstanding collaboration of our partners who came together to host the events. On the first weekend of STEM Equity Week, our host sites presented a variety of activities: PRISE Annual STEM Educator Conference, eCLOSE's Institute #Class2Lab Workshop: Teacher PD, Science History Institute's Stories of Science: Spooky Science and Feasting on Chemistry; Launchpad's Build a PC; Riverbend's Fall Adopt-a-Tree Planting; Brooklyn Robot Foundry's Robot Builder Experience; and DVINITI's Skin Care Make-Take.
The week then went on with Math Night @ Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy; our own David Garbe, Director of the McKinney Center for STEM Education in conjunction with the School District of Philadelphia's Parent & Family University's DNA Detectives; Jumpstart Philly CS for All's Artificial Intelligence Professional Development Workshop, the SHPE's National Convention gathered at the Philly Convention Center, Learn Fresh had a Sixers Math Hoops Training Camp; Diamond Beauty Academy presented STEM to Skin: Equity in Innovation 2025; Providence Center's had STEM Equity Week: Halloween Edition; Coded by: had a Tech Career Talk and Coded by: Info Session; the WINS Program presented their 5th annual WINS Intern Poster Presentations and Panel Discussion; the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia tried to scare us with Spooky Creature Feature: Bat!; and The Swarthmore College Chapter of Engineers Without Borders hosted its premier public outreach event!
As a cornerstone of STEM Equity Week, PSEC's STEMposium event centered on this year’s theme: Building Sustainable, Transformative Economic Mobility Pathways. Keynote speaker, Crystal Cubbage, kicked things off with a call to action for policymakers, industry leaders, youth-serving organizations, communities, and families to find the collective strength to build robust structures and programs that nurture the development of students' STEM identities. Building on this powerful message, a dynamic panel discussion brought together diverse voices to reflect on Philly's collective strengths, envision bold solutions, and spark new ideas for advancing economic mobility through workforce development in and around the city.
Thank you all who collaborated to make our 2025 Philadelphia STEM Equity Week a success!
2024
The 2024 Philadelphia STEM Equity Week was a success, thanks to the incredible collaboration of our partners that joined to host an event. Our host sites presented a variety of activities: Riverbend's Fall Bird Walk and their Fall Adopt-a-Tree Planting Events, PRISE Annual STEM Educator Conference, Science History Institute's Stories of Science: Mystery Science and their First Friday: Start Talking Science , CCP's STEM Equity and Access Week Field Trips, Math Night @ Marina Anderson Neighborhood Academy,
Drexel College of Computing & Informatics' Fall Career Networking Event, Black Girls Love Math's Black Girls Thriving: Mindset > Content, Launchpad's AI Skills Night: ChatGPT, PSEC's DEIB Best Practices Forum, Providence Center's Family First Friday STEM Fair, STEM Soulcial's STEM Talks on Tap, eCLOSE's Supporting Science Teachers to FLY, Philly Solar Energy Association's Junior Solar Sprint Teacher Training and the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia's Bounce, Bend, or Break: The Science of Flexibility.
PSEC's "STEMposium: To Inclusion and Beyond", was also pat of the week's events. On October 30, 2024 brought together collaborators in STEM education and industry and members of the Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective and the Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem. The STEMposium included Dr. Joeletta Patrick, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Champion at NASA Langley Research Center as our Keynote Speaker, Councilwoman Nina Ahmad presenting a citation for STEM Equity Week, Meteorologist Brittney Shipp as our Emcee, and our sessions: Insights from the Cramp Community of Practice, and Reflections on STEM pathways, and Looking Into the Future of STEM. We also recognized STEM Equity Leaders & Organizations for the impactful work they do within their organizations and within PSEC.
Thank you all who collaborated to make our 2024 Philadelphia STEM Equity Week a success!
