STEM Like Me
A career-simulation event day where students don’t just hear about STEM jobs — they do them, side by side with engineers, doctors, and entrepreneurs who grew up looking like them. You can’t be what you can’t see; here, they see it.
Grades: All · When: Twice a year · Format: Career-simulation event day · Cost: Free
Free to attend · Professionals background-checked · Open to the wider community · Pros: host a station ↗
A day that rewrites what's possible.
STEM Like Me brings working professionals into a hands-on event built around simulation stations — students rotate through real tasks from engineering, healthcare, skilled trades, and business.
The professionals are chosen deliberately to reflect the students they’re serving. Representation isn’t a slogan here — it’s the whole design.
How it runs.
Simulation stations
Students cycle through hands-on tasks pulled from real STEM careers — not slideshows, actual work.
Pros who reflect them
Every station is led by a professional students can see themselves becoming.
A concrete next step
Students leave with a path — and often a connection to esteam mentoring or Spark camp.
Class Matters provides a foundation of experience in teamwork, problem solving, and critical thinking that I wish I had as a high school student.
Attending & volunteering
Students of all ages, including those not yet enrolled in other Class Matters programs. Register so we can plan stations and supplies.
Host a station or join a panel. Start at Get Involved → career-chat or event volunteer. Background check required.
STEM Like Me runs twice a year. [Add next event date here] — or join the newsletter to be notified.
See it. Then become it.
Register a student, or bring your profession to a station.