The STEMbassadors IDEA Center is a permanent location that offers marginalized youth and the community opportunities to bridge their education with innovation. By offering career pathways, students get the chance to partner with local businesses and community members.
Access
The IDEA Center operates on a membership structure, meaning that to access the facility you must purchase a membership, day pass, or month long pass. You can also purchase a seat in any of the offered classes which will admit you to the space without any fees beyond what is charged by an instructor.
Although we would someday love to become a free, public resource, we do not currently posses the financial resources required to do so.
The STEMbassadors are working hard to secure grant funding from local school districts and other organizations in order to provide scholarships for as many students and community members as possible.
If you would like to support our mission to make the IDEA Center more accessible, please consider donating.
Classes
Please feel free to view our calendar of classes below!
To signup for a class, please select it on the calendar and then press "information and dates"
Attending a class does not require the purchase of a pass or membership. It will provide access to the space for the duration of the class.
Make sure to fill out the waiver before coming in!
Day Pass
Day passes exist as an alternative to monthly memberships if you know you wont be in the space very often. Day passes make the most sense when you will be in the space for 6 days or less every month.
Available for purchase in person or online.
Make sure to fill out the waiver before coming in!
Membership
In addition to shop access, members can benefit from discounted or free classes.
Memberships will be automatically billed at the end of each month.
Available for purchase in person or online.
Make sure to fill out the waiver before coming in!
Equipment
40 Watt fiber laser engraving machine. Perfect for any metal engraving applications.
2 Large format light object laser cutters - 130 and 160 Watts. We also have a third laser (beambox pro - 60 Watt) not depicted here.
Large format CNC Router ideal for any wood or plastic carving jobs. Currently waiting on waste board installation.
Roland HB/BT-12 DTG Printer. Great for printing directly onto any light colored fabrics for shirts, bags, etc.
Sawgrass SG-500 sublimation printer and heat press. Incredibly versatile technology allowing you to print on wood, metal, ceramics, and some fabrics.
Roland GS-24 Vinyl Cutter. Perfect tool for creating simple but robust designs on T-shirts or for stickers.
Bank of 4 Prusa MK3 and MK3S 3D printers. PLA only, great for prototyping and model making.
Class Signups
