If you work in a conventional school, an afterschool or summer program, or some other educational institution, you have probably heard a good deal about the importance of pushing quality STEM material into the curriculum.

Mindset is everything. The more people start talking and thinking about STEM in the context of early learning, the more successful its adoption will be.

Encourage cross-discipline application of STEM skills. Teachers should talk with each other regularly about how they can create connections between their classrooms and units. This can help to create a unitary view of STEM topics and the rest of school, which fosters success and understanding.

Simply adding computers or tablets to your classrooms will not be enough to make a significant dent, teachers are needed to help instructed children in their productive use.

CodeRev Kids is a California company which specializes in teaching young people how to program and apply STEM skills through a variety of programs designed to encourage children to engage with the computer in meaningful ways. They offer afterschool, spring and summer camps at their Santa Monica location. Their afterschool programs challenge and captivate students through the application of a personal assessment which allows the CodeRev staff to develop an individualized program for each child. The professionals at CodeRev are also available to coordinate and advise educators around the country when it comes to developing fun and engaging programs to develop computer skills early in life. This can be instrumental in opening doors for students later in life.

CodeRev also offers customizable In-School and After-School programs for schools to implement in their own classrooms and computer labs. They offer curricula in both turn-key and ‘use as needed’ subscription formats for teachers at schools to use in whatever manner is required. In addition, CodeRev can send trained professionals to school throughout California to lead these programs if needed. So really, they are a great way for any school to get ahead on STEM learning and to provide students with a science, math and technology foundation that will assuredly be essential later in life.