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Upcoming events
Free school supplies, hands-on STEM activities, and time to explore Southside STEM Station.
Students can bring their own backpack and choose free school supplies while families enjoy hands-on STEM activities, explore Southside STEM Station, and connect with their community.
Registration is required. Supplies are available while they last and will be distributed to registered students who are present at the event.
BBInc in the Community
See photos from recent Building Bridges programs and events.
Summer camp
June 22–26, 2026 · Southside STEM Station
Participants and guests gather between pink-covered activity tables in the Southside STEM Station learning space.
Summer STEM series
June 30–July 16, 2026 · Chicago State University
A participant uses protective equipment while working carefully with a small sample at a laboratory bench.
Museum experience
2025 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Museum visitors gather around a hands-on table to build and test small model cars on parallel tracks.
Museum experience
2025 · Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Young visitors lean into a colorful activity table while facilitators and families gather around them.
Community outreach
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
A participant measures and mixes ingredients at a hands-on science activity table.
In-school and after-school
2026 · Agustin Lara Academy
Students build, compare, and revise structures made with sticks and marshmallows during a classroom engineering activity.
Event archive
See what Building Bridges, Inc. has been doing in schools and communities throughout 2026.
Harper College
Morning and afternoon sessions invited students to explore robotics, engineering, innovation, and hands-on problem solving.
Chicago State University
A series of interactive STEM sessions connected hands-on learning with creativity, confidence, and college readiness.
Southside STEM Station
A five-day camp brought projects, teamwork, mentorship, creativity, and confidence-building into one shared learning space.
Agustin Lara Academy
An after-school experience connected STEM learning with teamwork, leadership, empowerment, and community.
Grimes Middle School
Two class sessions used everyday drinks, pH, and visible reactions to make chemistry approachable and hands-on.
Armour STEM Magnet School
Fifth-grade students investigated oxidation in fruits and vegetables and tested ways to slow the browning process.
St. Thomas the Apostle School
A fourth-grade workshop explored how vibrations create sound through materials, instruments, and observation.
Southside STEM Station
Families gathered for an evening of approachable, hands-on STEM activities for a range of ages.
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