Open Summer Programs
A selective summer program for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Columbia University AI4ALL is a three-week summer program that provides students with interdisciplinary exposure to the field of Artificial Intelligence.
Research-driven Programs
Inside Engineering invites school groups into Columbia Engineering labs to show students what engineering looks like in practice.
Engineering Speaks gives engineers from Columbia the opportunity to present directly to students in local schools.
Center grants
COSMOS offers an intense summer training program for teachers, who learn about advanced wireless technology with help from researchers at Columbia University and NYU.
The Center for Precision Assembly of Superstratic and Superatomic Solids offer students research training and experience in addition to supporting local educational opportunities.
Student-driven Programs
Columbia Engineering is home to the 2 Train Robotics team for the local, regional, and national high school robotics competitions and also hosts the annual Kickoff event marking the start of the competition. The international organization’s acronym FIRST is For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.
The Girls Who Code club at Columbia runs classes during the school year. This national organization is dedicated to closing the gender gap in the technology and engineering sectors. For more information about the club visit the GWC website.
Sci-Inspire connects volunteers from Columbia with local K-12 schools and educators. This school-based program supports STEM education and collaborates with other student groups on campus to train and screen (fingerprint) volunteers for educational and outreach activities.
Robogals teaches design and programming with Lego robots. It is a chapter of the international non-profit organization and aims to get more girls between the ages of 9 and 16 interested in science, engineering, and technology.
CUCM hosts on-campus tournaments in upper-level mathematics for high school students; regional and national competitions engage students across the country each semester.
Event-driven Activities
CSI’s outreach activities include participation in Kid's Week, space presentations in K-12 schools, and CU Splash.
SWE’s outreach activities include the annual Engineering Exploration Experience (EEE) event for high school students and one-time events for example with ThinkSTEAM.
SHPE's outreach activities include in-school presentations, the Fall HISPA Youth conference, and SHPE Noche de Ciencas.
NSBE's outreach activities include school presentations through “A Walk for Education,” junior chapters at local schools, and a pre-college program.
CU SIAM's outreach activities include volunteering at the National Math Festival and an on-campus Coding Bootcamp funded by Google igniteCS.
