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DFSME’s June “Shining Light Award” Honors Peter Kelly, Science Educator

Peter Kelly is a middle school science teacher at Brandywine Springs School in the Red Clay School District. He is the light that shines on everyone else to make stronger educators, solution-focused collaborators and more empowered students. His energy is apparent to all the students who have learned both inside and outside of his classroom, […]

Nonprofit Spotlight: Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education (DFSME)

By Colin Heffinger | Originally published in Delaware Business Magazine, May / June 2025 It all starts with a single spark. From that moment a thought erupts, expanding and dispersing like wildfire, until it forges creativity, passion, and a growing hunger for knowledge. Whether working in health research, protecting the environment, or exploring how the […]

Charter School of Wilmington Wins National STEM Competition and $100K

Students from the Charter School of Wilmington have been named National Winners of the 15th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition, taking home a $100,000 prize package for their groundbreaking healthcare innovation. Charter School of Wilmington won the national 2025 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition. The Delaware high school students earned top honors after presenting […]

Delaware Celebrates Women & Girls in STEM

Delaware Celebrates Women & Girls in STEM Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay presented a Proclamation, and the General Assembly unanimously passed a Concurrent Resolution declaring March 25, 2025 as Delaware Women and Girls in STEM Day. This was the fifth annual celebration of women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and math in the State […]

Odessa High School Students Win Environmental Contest

Odessa High School Students Win Environmental Contest Future Farmers of America and Agriscience team from Odessa High School won the 2025 Delaware Envirothon held at Blackbird State Forest. It’s the first time in 23 years a team other than one from Charter School of Wilmington won the competition. Charter came in second and Newark Charter School […]

10th DE STEM Educator Awards Videos

The Delaware STEM Council and DFSME co-hosted the 10th running of the Delaware STEM Educator Awards ceremony in a hybrid format at Buena Vista in New Castle on November 7, 2024. Throughout the evening, awards with accompanying cash prizes were presented to individuals and teams of educators from across the state for their exemplary accomplishments in STEM education. […]

Who is Moonprint Solutions in Delaware?

Moonprint Solutions is an engineering company with services that include product development, consulting, and prototype manufacturing. They work collaboratively with clients to fulfill needs identified by government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA, as well as commercial companies of all sizes. Moonprint personnel use softgoods such as textiles, coated fabrics, and membranes, to […]

The 8th Delaware STEM Educator Awards are on YouTube

STEM educators, advocates, and leaders gathered on November 16, 2022 to recognize the most innovative and dedicated STEM educators working in The First State today through the 8th Delaware STEM Educator Awards. The Delaware STEM Council and the Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education (DFSME) hosted the ceremony in a hybrid format from Buena […]

Delaware Must Re-prioritize STEM Education! an op ed written by Stephen E. Schwartz

Delaware Must Re-prioritize STEM Education! written by Stephen E. Schwartz The past months have seen unprecedented stress on global society and especially on schools resulting in huge but unquantified learning deficits. However, in Delaware, there is a resolve to “build back better” utilizing the influx of digital devices, enhanced Wi-Fi access and hybrid combinations of […]

2020 Delaware STEM Educator Awards: Celebrating Educators’ Triumphs Over Adversity

The 6th Annual Delaware STEM Educator Awards ceremony was held virtually and hosted live at Buena Vista Country Estate in New Castle, Delaware on March 4, 2021. A collaborative effort between the Delaware STEM Council and the Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education (DFSME), the ceremony has once again gathered together STEM educators, advocates, […]