North Louisiana STEM Alliance

Who We Are

Enlightened Self-Interest

Who We Are

Since 2016, the NLSA collaborated on more than 105 programs, serving at least 72,000 individuals for a over 166,000 contact hours. These activities include Professional Development workshops, student workshops, field trips, IMAX movies, summer camps, coding, robotics, festivals, faires, and environmental education/clean ups, with 76% of our clients from underrepresented groups.

Why Join?

Enlightened Self-Interest

Who We Are

Numerous benefits! Networking, collaborating, sharing resources with 180 partners from 80 different organizations. You will be given access to the national community of practice site where many more resources can be found. Please contact Dr. Heather Kleiner at hkleiner@sciport.org or nlastemalliance@gmail.com for information.

Enlightened Self-Interest

Our Mission: As a community of educators, parents and civic advocates, unified to connect students to the 21st century workforce, we focus on improving STEM education for our students through achieving math and science proficiency as well as increasing awareness of and access to STEM opportunities in the community.

STATEMENT AGAINST ABUSE OF POWER

Position Statement

“The North Louisiana STEM Alliance, its host Sci-Port Discovery Center, and all of its partner organizations uphold the belief that all people are created equal, with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Our non-discrimination policy states that any sponsored training, education, tuition assistance, and social and recreation programs, will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, national origin, or disability. Diversity, equity and inclusion are critical to the success of the Community and are woven throughout our practices. We will not tolerate abuse of power of any kind, and will be deliberate in our stand against abuse of power through peaceful means.”