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Learning In The City That Never Sleeps

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Curiosity Invites Creativity

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Discovery Drives Progress

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Imagination Ignites Change

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Leading With Purpose, Learning With Passion

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Embracing Diversity, Driving Discovery

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Compassion Fuels Empowerment

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Imagination Sparks Transformation

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Inspiration Meets Innovation

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Opportunities In The Heart Of Innovation

What is NYU Tandon's STEM Center?

The NYU Tandon Center for K12 STEM Education runs innovative programs designed to cultivate curiosity and develop STEM skills for students. These programs provide transformative educational experiences for those who will benefit from access to high quality STEM education in an inclusive and accessible environment. Hands-on learning opportunities, mentorship, and advanced curriculum define the Center's initiatives, characteristics that ensure excellence in STEM education. We leverage collaborations with NYU faculty and take advantage of New York's dynamic cityscape to prepare students, and guide them to envision and achieve futures in STEM fields.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Discover Opportunities That Inspire

Our varied programs cater to students of all interests and skill levels. Whether you're a middle schooler curious about smart cities or a high schooler ready to conduct research in state-of-the-art labs, there's something here for everyone.

ARISE

10-week summer research immersion with hands-on lab experience at NYU

C-Path

Master cloud computing basics with hands-on AWS experience

CACTUS

Middle school program that opens up the world of Arduinos. FALL ONLY

CE4G

Solve real-world problems using developing world technologies

CS4CS

High school cybersecurity covering hacking and digital forensics

DII

Learn innovation principles and build your own engineering designs

I-SITE

5-week intensive program culminating in team engineering challenge

IDEA

AI and entrepreneurship; innovative applications and public service

ieSoSC

Smart city innovation combining technical skills and entrepreneurship

MAP

Want to turn that C in Maths to an A?

ML

Explore machine learning and AI fundamentals

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Coming soon in 2026

SONYC

Study urban noise pollution and its impact on quality of life

SoSC

Middle school program on engineering for sustainable, efficient cities

SPARC

Learn robotics, mechatronics, and programming fundamentals

UX

UX and digital media program focused on design and storytelling.

WATTS

Explore electromagnetics & sustainability through hands-on projects!

Wearable Tech

Coming soon in 2026

XR

Create immersive 2D & 3D experiences blending real and virtual worlds

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News

10 Tech-Focused Summer Programs For High School Students In 2025
K12 STEM Center's programs appears twice on Forbes top 10 tech-focused programs, featuring CS4CS and SPARC.
December 9, 2024
NYU Tandon welcomes hundreds of city students into its free summer courses
This summer, close to 300 New York City middle and high school students will immerse themselves in cutting-edge science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) research and hands-on learning, thanks to NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s free, summer education program...
July 11, 2024
Students work on real-world problems at NYU summer STEM program
NYU Tandon’s ARISE program provides New York City high school students with free research opportunities inside NYU labs, where they work side-by-side with faculty and graduate students over seven weeks during the summer. “We want to make sure that [ARISE students] are that whole, well-rounded scientist who can communicate, who can write, who can act ethically in the work that they do....
August 18, 2023
This summer college program pays NYC students to learn about STEM
Sixty-five New York City high school students are receiving hands-on training, mentoring, and experience in STEM fields, thanks to ARISE (Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering), a free summer program run by NYU Tandon’s Center for K-12 STEM Education...
July 15, 2023
This summer program fills academic gaps for NYC students (and pays them, too)
Gyamfi-Kordie is among 65 high school students participating in a summer program run by the Center for K-12 STEM Education at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. Called ARISE (which stands for Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering), the program promises students a leg up, with hands-on training, mentoring, and experience — all for free...
July 14, 2023
The students bringing smart city concepts to life with ‘unconstrained creativity
The NYU Tandon School of Engineering was buzzing with energy on July 28 — quite literally in some cases — as dozens of parents, faculty and friends joined for the Science of Smart Cities (SoSC) expo...
August 2, 2018
Tandon summer programs for K-12 students surge in popularity
Applications for NYU’s youth science and tech programs have nearly doubled in the past two years, bringing research and academic opportunities to hundreds of middle and high schoolers each summer. The program accommodates students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM-related fields, offering free tuition and stipends for lower-income residents in New York City.
February 14, 2025
NYU Provides College-Level STEM Research Courses to Middle, High School Students
It’s never a surprise to New York University staff when, every summer, thousands of applications flood in from middle and high schoolers eager for admission to the Center for K12 STEM Education.
Part of NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, the center offers roughly a dozen summer courses that engage students...
January 26, 2025
10 Tech-Focused Summer Programs For High School Students In 2025
K12 STEM Center's programs appears twice on Forbes top 10 tech-focused programs, featuring CS4CS and SPARC.
December 9, 2024
NYU Tandon welcomes hundreds of city students into its free summer courses
This summer, close to 300 New York City middle and high school students will immerse themselves in cutting-edge science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) research and hands-on learning, thanks to NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s free, summer education program...
July 11, 2024
Students work on real-world problems at NYU summer STEM program
NYU Tandon’s ARISE program provides New York City high school students with free research opportunities inside NYU labs, where they work side-by-side with faculty and graduate students over seven weeks during the summer. “We want to make sure that [ARISE students] are that whole, well-rounded scientist who can communicate, who can write, who can act ethically in the work that they do....
August 18, 2023
This summer college program pays NYC students to learn about STEM
Sixty-five New York City high school students are receiving hands-on training, mentoring, and experience in STEM fields, thanks to ARISE (Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering), a free summer program run by NYU Tandon’s Center for K-12 STEM Education...
July 15, 2023
This summer program fills academic gaps for NYC students (and pays them, too)
Gyamfi-Kordie is among 65 high school students participating in a summer program run by the Center for K-12 STEM Education at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. Called ARISE (which stands for Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering), the program promises students a leg up, with hands-on training, mentoring, and experience — all for free...
July 14, 2023
The students bringing smart city concepts to life with ‘unconstrained creativity
The NYU Tandon School of Engineering was buzzing with energy on July 28 — quite literally in some cases — as dozens of parents, faculty and friends joined for the Science of Smart Cities (SoSC) expo...
August 2, 2018
Tandon summer programs for K-12 students surge in popularity
Applications for NYU’s youth science and tech programs have nearly doubled in the past two years, bringing research and academic opportunities to hundreds of middle and high schoolers each summer. The program accommodates students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM-related fields, offering free tuition and stipends for lower-income residents in New York City.
February 14, 2025
NYU Provides College-Level STEM Research Courses to Middle, High School Students
It’s never a surprise to New York University staff when, every summer, thousands of applications flood in from middle and high schoolers eager for admission to the Center for K12 STEM Education.
Part of NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, the center offers roughly a dozen summer courses that engage students...
January 26, 2025
10 Tech-Focused Summer Programs For High School Students In 2025
K12 STEM Center's programs appears twice on Forbes top 10 tech-focused programs, featuring CS4CS and SPARC.
December 9, 2024
NYU Tandon welcomes hundreds of city students into its free summer courses
This summer, close to 300 New York City middle and high school students will immerse themselves in cutting-edge science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) research and hands-on learning, thanks to NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s free, summer education program...
July 11, 2024
Students work on real-world problems at NYU summer STEM program
NYU Tandon’s ARISE program provides New York City high school students with free research opportunities inside NYU labs, where they work side-by-side with faculty and graduate students over seven weeks during the summer. “We want to make sure that [ARISE students] are that whole, well-rounded scientist who can communicate, who can write, who can act ethically in the work that they do....
August 18, 2023
This summer college program pays NYC students to learn about STEM
Sixty-five New York City high school students are receiving hands-on training, mentoring, and experience in STEM fields, thanks to ARISE (Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering), a free summer program run by NYU Tandon’s Center for K-12 STEM Education...
July 15, 2023