STEM For Kids - UK

07/03/2026

🤖 An Incredible Weekend at the VEX IQ UK National Championships – Telford for STEM for Kids UK

For the first time ever, our teams competed at the VEX IQ UK National Robotics Championships in Telford — and they absolutely smashed it.

🤖 One team finished Top 16 finalists in Middle School division
🌍 Another team finished Top 5 in the UK and qualified for the VEX IQ World Robotics Championship

But what made us proudest wasn’t just the rankings.

Across the weekend, our students showed the qualities that truly matter:

🔧 Resilience – rebuilding their robots when things didn’t go to plan. Fighting back from top 26 on the first day to top 16 on day 2 by trusting the process and not being overwhelmed by the outcome of individual games
🎤 Confidence – presenting their ideas and answering judges’ questions.
🤝 Teamwork – collaborating under pressure in fast-paced matches

Their efforts were recognised with two major awards:

🏆 Excellence Award
🏆 Sportsmanship Award

A huge thank you to our STEM for Kids mentors, who have worked tirelessly throughout the season guiding and supporting these young engineers.

Seeing our students step onto the national stage for the first time — and perform like this — makes us incredibly proud.

And the journey isn’t over…

🇺🇸 Next stop: St. Louis, Missouri for the VEX IQ World Robotics Championship.

The future of engineering is looking bright. 🚀

21/01/2026

Most children don’t struggle because they “aren’t good at something”.
They struggle because they’ve never had the space to wrestle with a problem properly.

These photos were taken during one of our regular sessions.
No posing. No performance. Just children deeply focused.

Some are working alone — testing, failing, fixing.
Some are working in teams — explaining ideas, disagreeing, trying again.
All of them are thinking.

This is what learning looks like before confidence shows up.
Before the answers are obvious.
Before success feels comfortable.

Robotics and coding are just the tools.

What children are really practising here is:
– staying with a problem when it doesn’t work first time
– explaining their thinking out loud
– finishing what they start
– realising they’re capable of more than they expected

Parents often ask us, “Is my child ready for this?”

The honest answer: readiness isn’t a prerequisite — it’s the outcome.

You don’t need a child who already loves coding.
You need a child who’s curious, or hesitant, or quietly determined — all of which are welcome here.

📍 Buckhurst Hill
👧🧒 Ages 5–14
🧠 Small groups | Hands-on | Child-led progress

29/11/2025

Kids are natural problem-solvers. Put a robot or a coding puzzle in front of them — the focus deepens, the curiosity kicks in, and their brains start engineering solutions 🔧🤖

These moments matter.
When children build, test, adapt, and fix their own creations, they’re growing skills far beyond STEM: patience, logical thinking, resilience, and the confidence to try again 💡✨
They discover that mistakes aren’t failures… they’re clues waiting to be explored.

STEM through robotics and coding taps into everything kids love — colour, movement, creativity, challenge — while quietly strengthening the way they think.

If you want learning to boost your child’s confidence and curiosity, this is a powerful place to begin 🌟

👉 Book a free trial: https://www.stemforkids.co.uk/book_trial.html

23/11/2025

What an incredible day for our STEM for Kids primary school team, STEM Squad, at the VEX IQ Mix & Match competition at Haileybury on Friday, 21 November 2025! 🤖✨

Our little engineers went up against secondary school teams and held their own with real courage and resilience. They climbed into the top 3 during qualifiers, impressed the judges in a full interview round, and finished the day by winning the Judges’ Award! 🏆

We are unbelievably proud of how they worked together, stayed calm under pressure, and kept problem-solving throughout the day. 💛💙

A huge thank you to our amazing mentors and instructors for preparing the kids so well. And a big thank you to Haileybury School for hosting such a welcoming and beautifully organised event.

We’ll continue focusing on excellence, teamwork, and the joy of learning — the results will take care of themselves. 🚀

If you’d like to hear more about what we do or follow the journey of our young engineers, you’re always welcome to reach out. ✨

08/11/2025

Confession:
Our students can build robots faster than we can write short posts 😄

Our young roboticists travelled to City of London School for Girls on Monday for a competition — and they shone.

They built, coded, problem-solved, and worked together under time pressure. They also passed official robot inspections and took part in interviews with the judges — fantastic experiences that helped them grow in confidence. Every child showed resilience, teamwork, and passion.

Seeing their confidence grow — that spark when something finally works, or when they proudly explain their robot to a judge — is what keeps us going. Moments like these remind us why we do what we do.

A huge well-done to all the children who took part. You made us proud.

A heartfelt thank-you to City of London School for Girls for hosting and welcoming us.

And a big thank-you to all the parents for cheering them on and supporting their journey — it makes a real difference.

If you’d like your child to explore robotics and coding in a joyful, encouraging space, we’d love to welcome you to a trial session 🚀

28/10/2025

💚 If this sounds like the kind of environment you’d love for your child, we’d be delighted to welcome you for a free trial session.

Focused faces. Children trying, thinking, and building with quiet determination — supported by mentors who care deeply about every step of the journey.

Because real learning isn’t just about getting it right — it’s about being encouraged to keep going until it works. 🌱

✨ We’re proud of our mentors, and even prouder of the kids who show up eager to learn and grow.

Where mentors guide and children grow. 💚

15/10/2025

🎉We are super proud of all three of our teams for their fantastic performances 🤖💪 🎉

🎉And a massive congratulations to one of our teams for qualifying for the National VEX IQ Championships! 🇬🇧🙌 🎉
A huge THANK YOU to Greig City Academy School or hosting the VEX IQ Mix & Match event!

What an incredible day of teamwork, creativity and engineering in action. Our students had the opportunity to learn, collaborate and compete in such a welcoming and inspiring environment — we’re truly grateful for your support in promoting STEM education.

Moments like this show what young minds can achieve when they are given the space to think, build and innovate.
Thank you again, Greig City Academy — we can’t wait for the next one!

14/10/2025

🎉We are super proud of all three of our teams for their fantastic performances 🤖💪 🎉

🎉And a massive congratulations to one of our teams for qualifying for the National VEX IQ Championships! 🇬🇧🙌 🎉

A huge THANK YOU to Greig City Academy School or hosting the VEX IQ Mix & Match event!

What an incredible day of teamwork, creativity and engineering in action. Our students had the opportunity to learn, collaborate and compete in such a welcoming and inspiring environment — we’re truly grateful for your support in promoting STEM education.

Moments like this show what young minds can achieve when they are given the space to think, build and innovate.

Thank you again, Greig City Academy — we can’t wait for the next one! 🚀

05/10/2025

🤖 It’s not about robots.....it’s about what these 8 to 14 year olds become while building them.

Teamwork. Focus. Resilience.
Hours of testing, re-thinking, and trying again.

These 8–14-year-olds are preparing for the VEX IQ Regional Robotics Competitions — part of a worldwide challenge where teams test their robots in design, coding, and teamwork events.

As mentors, we love seeing these moments — when confidence grows quietly through effort and curiosity. 🌱

✨ Free trial lessons – limited spaces!
👉 Message us to get in touch

03/10/2025

🌟 It’s About the Kids, Not the Robots 🌟

The robot will be taken apart at the end of the day.
But the skills, 💪 RESILIENCE, FOCUS, AND DETERMINATION 💪? Those stay with them forever.

We understand everyone is busy, however, please take a moment to notice this journey:

1️⃣ Discussing an approach with full focus.
2️⃣ Carefully starting a build, piece by piece.
3️⃣ Persisting through challenges as the robot begins to take shape.
4️⃣ That huge smile of achievement – not just for the robot, but for the but for the resilience, focus, and determination it took to get there.

In a world of quick swipes and instant distractions, moments like these matter.

And as educators, we are deeply committed to nurturing these qualities – nothing makes us prouder than watching children grow through this process. 🌱

✨ Let your child experience it for themselves.
📲 Free trial lessons available – limited spots.

01/10/2025

✨ From imagination to movement (build → code → action)! ✨

At STEM for Kids -

🔧 First, they bring their ideas to life with hands-on building.
💻 Then, they learn to code and teach their robots how to think.
🤖 Finally, they watch their creations move, react, and come alive!

Learning STEM becomes exciting when every stage feels like an achievement. 🚀

📍 Classes for ages 5–14, only in Buckhurst Hill
👉 WhatsApp us for a free trial

01/10/2025