About Us
Message from the Director
DIRECTOR: Lori D. Coombs, MBA, MSE
Our Vision is to provide an accessible STEAM-focused curriculum to students of all ages to enhance their current educational base while promoting the culture of life-long learning to guide them along their future career paths.
The WWCM Academy provides STEAM services to the broader community through online and outreach resources including:
1. Mentoring: i.e., American Rocketry Challenge
2. Robotics competition project-advising and incubating
3. Organizing and supporting of Science and Technology clubs
4. Provisioning use of laboratory based hands-on education
5. Summer outreach activities
6. STEAM camp programs
7. Developing and disseminating teaching and learning resources including:
• audio and video files
• reference books
• laboratory manuals
• learning / teaching software
Current Initiatives
WWCM Academy is partnering with the International Space Station U.S. National Labs to provide online activities for students.
- Digital Library
- Smart Gardening Systems - Internet of Things (IoT)
- Clean and Renewable Energy Systems
- Heliophysics
- Science Labs
- Research and Development
Future Initiatives
- Establish a STEAM Museum that showcases the work of our students
- Provide a Mobile STEAM Laboratory for schools in urban and rural areas
- Broadcast a local STEAM TV Program for students and the broader community
- Summer and Semester Break STEAM Camps
- Technology Gardening - Smart Irrigation Systems
- Purchase a hub-zoned headquarters that provides the ability to facilitate STEAM Programs, Science and Technology Clubs, STEAM Fairs and STEAM networking for broader STEAM accessibility