Resource Membership

Girls on the Run is a physical activity youth development program (PA-PYD) program designed to develop and enhance girls’ social, psychological, and physical competencies to successfully navigate life experiences. The Girls on the Run® program combines training for a 5K with an interactive curriculum targeting the promotion of competence, confidence, connection, character, caring, and contribution.

The Flourish Lab offers practical, easy-to-use approaches for youth-serving adults looking to inspire positive behavior in young people while supporting their social and emotional growth.

Nexplore is a national specialty enrichment service provider with a mission to foster the joy of learning through enrichment opportunities so that all children may discover and explore a passion that drives them to excellence. We offer the most diverse selection of 60+ STEAM, Life Skills, and Fitness after-school, in-school, and summer solutions. Currently, Nexplore has provided programming at over 1000 sites in over 14 U.S. states and has attained a five-star rating on Google’s Business Review.

The mission statement of The Quarter Project is "To promote young women in STEM academics and careers by offering resources, education, and hands-on experience primarily, although not exclusively, for minority & low-income girls.” Our target population of girls is mainly from socio-economically and racially marginalized families in Northern Colorado. Our programs aim to boost self-confidence and efficacy levels among girls in general and specifically from marginalized populations in K-5, thus enabling them to pursue careers in STEM fields through after-school educational programs.

1st Maker Space, Inc. is a STEM education company that offers national standards-based curriculum, STEM kits and activities, equipment like 3D printers, ongoing training and professional development options. We are a team of former educators focused on implementing makerspaces and STEM labs in schools, afterschool programs, and community centers. We pride ourselves in our on-site professional development, but we have virtual options as well. We will provide a 3D design of the makerspace prior to the project so that stakeholders can see what the space will include. We strive to have partnerships with organizations for many years to come.

NextWaveSTEM helps schools supplement STEAM and CTE instruction and lighten teacher load in school and after school by providing a standards-aligned curriculum, hands-on PD, STEM kits to accompany the lesson plans, and instruction support. Students get hands-on emerging technology education in drone coding, 3D Printing, AI, hydroponics, game design, and more.

PCS Edventures is a leading provider of hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) curriculum and resources for educators in classrooms and out-of-school learning environments. We offer turn-key curriculum kits and provide scalable solutions for education programs that give students the resources they need to succeed in STEAM fields.

Future City is a hands-on cross-curricular educational program that brings STEM alive for students in grades 6 through 8.

CATCH Global Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to to increasing the availability and adoption of evidence-based health programs in various settings for youth. Since our inception we’ve tripled the annual reach of CATCH health programs from 1 million to 3 million youth by making our health programs easier to use, aligned to local health and educational needs and standards, and – most importantly – fun! We focus on improving health in under-resourced communities to address health equity where the disparities are greatest, including in the out of school time setting.