What’s Coming Up!
Ozobot Coding Workshop
March 26 | 
3:30–4:30 PM
Students in 1st–5th grade will work with Ozobots, small robots that follow color-coded commands and can also be programmed with drag-and-drop coding. Parents are welcome to stay and interact with the robots!
Free program
Registration required: Call the library at 575-885-6776
Engineering Design Challenge–Ball Launcher Workshop
March 30 | 3:00–4:15 PM
National Cave and Karst Research Institute in Carlsbad NM
Kids ages 7–12 (with a grown-up) will build a ball launcher and test it in fun challenges, with time for redesigns and retries! It’s the perfect project for engineering-minded kids! 
$10 per child/adult team
Registration opens March 23 at www.inspiredbyscience.org
Summer Camp ’26
Lots of fun hands-on STEM activities for kids ages 7-12!
📅 June 1-4
⏰ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
📍 Southeast New Mexico College
👧🧒 Kids ages 7–12
💲 $65 each
📝 Registration opens right here on May 1st!
STEM Photo Gallery
Inspired by Science Camp ’25–Artesia
We got to spend three afternoons doing hands-on activities with Artesia students. This will be our 4th year doing a camp in Artesia. It is completely funded by the PY Foundation and held in the Bulldog Training Center inside the Artesia Public Schools Admin Building. We do many of the same activities that were completed during our Carlsbad camp. The young scientists and engineers were very creative with their projects!
Inspired by Science Camp ’25
Camp ’25 was held in Carlsbad June 2-5th. We had 104 campers at Southeast NM College and did a variety of projects: dug for fossils, cracked open geodes, did an egg car crash test, built solar ovens, solar cars, solar wristbands, and straw rocket launchers, and played with Snap Circuits. The National Cave & Karst Research Institute also hosted a Cave Night during camp week. They had multiple activities for the kids and their families. To end camp, we had a Family STEM Night where various STEM-related companies and organizations set up educational booths with hands-on activities. What a blast!
Dragster Race Workshop
Wooden blocks were sanded and shaved into perfectly designed dragsters. Teams then competed against each other to be the fastest! Dragsters were launched by means of an air pump and air-powered launcher. Newton’s Third Law of Motion was demonstrated as the dragsters went further with more pressurized air.
Inspired by Science was honored as “Non-Profit of the Year” at the 2024 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Awards, commonly called “the STEMYS.” The STEMYS, which are hosted by the Air Force Research Lab Tech Engagement Office and Q Station, was presented at a formal ceremony in Albuquerque on June 21, 2024.
“Kids love science, and we love opening their eyes to new possibilities,” says Inspired by Science’s President Deena Antiporda. “We are incredibly honored to accept this award and thank all of our supporters and volunteers for making Inspired by Science’s work possible!”
Inspired by Science was established in 2013 by Antiporda, her husband and children out of their kitchen, which continues to serve as a laboratory from time to time. It’s first event was a summer camp at what is now Southeast New Mexico College, which has continued to this day. Today, Inspired by Science also offers workshops and events throughout the year, held at the National Cave and Karst Research Institute and the Carlsbad Public Library. The cost to participate in its events is low thanks to grants and donations.
“Engaging kids with fun, hands-on projects has been our winning formula. Our goal has been to make STEM education accessible to all students.”
Inspired by Science achieved 501c3 status in 2020 and is governed by a Board of Directors. One of the organization’s near-term goals is to identify a location to expand its operations and possibly offer on-site workshops.
Community Lab Partners
Kids need hands-on STEM education more than ever. Our mission is to provide that opportunity to as many kids as possible. We depend on donations for Inspired by Science to be successful! All donors are what we call our Community Lab Partners. Click here to see the full Community Lab Partner List which includes many local individuals, businesses, and organizations who support our effort to promote science among elementary school aged young scientists! Want to help? Donate today to become one of our Community Lab Partners!
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About our events: Any reference to camps on our site refers to multi-session youth programs that may be at a community location or hosted virtually on our Web site. Inspired by Science does not host overnight events.
