Hands-On STEAM Kids Love, Right After the Bell
LEGO engineering, robotics and coding for ages 3 to 12, at your child's school, at parks and libraries, and on every school break. Founded by a former principal. Voted a Top 5 STEAM program by Portland families two years running.
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After-school at your child's school
Weekly LEGO engineering, robotics and coding classes on campus, right after dismissal. Small groups, grouped by age. Register online in minutes.
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Every class ends with something they built themselves
First builds, big ideas
Towers that stand, bridges that hold, patterns they can name. Forty-five minutes of hands-on building that fits a preschooler's attention span and grows it.
Engineers with a plan
Machines that move, buildings that survive an earthquake test, a first taste of coding with tiles and robots. They learn to try, test and try again.
Coders, roboticists, game designers
A video game they designed in a world they already love, a robot they built and programmed to finish a mission, and by grades 4 to 6, a working app.
Built by a principal. Taught by people we'd trust with our own kids.
- A former principal runs it. Dr. Arielle Hammond spent a decade in school leadership, eight years leading schools, before she founded Journey to STEAM in 2023. She built it the way she wished every after-school program worked.
- Instructors who earned the room. Fewer than 10% of applicants are hired. Every instructor is background checked and trained in child protection and mandatory reporting before the first class, with annual safety and first aid refreshers.
- Small groups on purpose. Classes are capped and grouped by age so every kid gets hands on the bricks, the robot and the keyboard.
- Joy first. Kids tell their parents it's their favorite day of the week. Confidence and skill follow from that, every time.
What parents and principals say
“Journey to STEAM met a great need in our school community! The students who participated were excited to have an outlet to continue to tap into the creative aspects of their personalities.”
Glory Okeke, Principal, Sunnyside Elementary“My son loves this program, he always looks forward to it!”
Parent, Bridger Creative Science School“Things seem to be going great! The kids are really enjoying it, the staff are giving me good reports, and my own observations have been positive.”
Sherri James, Superintendent, North Clackamas Christian School“I never want Lego Club to end!”
Kindergartner, City View Charter10+ school districts. 75+ schools and community sites. Four counties.
After-school programs run at public, private and charter schools across the Portland metro and Southwest Washington, and camps run with parks departments, libraries and community partners.
As featured by
She built robots at home with her daughter, then asked why her kid should be the only one.
Dr. Arielle Hammond, Ed.D., taught with Teach For America, became a principal at 24 and led schools for eight years. She founded Journey to STEAM in 2023 so every kid in the Portland metro could get the hands-on STEAM she was building for her own. Today her team runs programs across four counties in Oregon and Washington.
Bring Journey to STEAM to your school or organization
We handle registration, payments, instructors, materials and insurance. Your office forwards one flyer.
Questions families ask
What ages does Journey to STEAM serve?
Ages 3 to 12. Preschool STEAM for ages 3 to 5, LEGO engineering for kindergarten through grade 2, coding and robotics for grades 2 to 5, and app building for grades 4 to 6. Kids are grouped by age.
Where are the programs?
After-school classes run right at partner schools across Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties in Oregon and Clark County in Washington. Camps run at parks, libraries and community sites across the Portland metro and Southwest Washington.
How do I register?
Online in a few minutes through enrops, the registration system Journey to STEAM uses. Pick your school, pick the class, pay by card. You get a confirmation right away and reminders before the first day.
Does my child need experience?
No. Every class and camp starts from zero and builds. A kid who has never coded leaves with a working game. A kid who has coded before goes further.
What if we can't afford it?
Apply for a need-based scholarship from the Journey to STEAM Scholarship Fund. No child is turned away because of finances.
My child's school doesn't have Journey to STEAM yet. Can we bring it?
Yes. One email from a parent, principal or PTA leader starts it. We send you a ready-to-send note and handle the rest.
Find your school's class
Fall classes are running now at partner schools. Registration takes a few minutes.