More Than a Class. A Journey.
Orblynx programs are designed to build on one another. A student might begin by building a circuit in middle school and grow into conducting original research, leading a team, or competing with an idea they developed. Through three connected program families, students discover, develop, apply, lead, and launch, building capability and taking on more as they grow.
Students don’t just learn STEM. They use it.What’s Running Right Now
Every offering shows its program family, pathway, format, grade range and current availability.
Engineering & Intelligent Systems Studio
Public Speaking Workshop
Assistive Technology Lab
Summer Innovation Academy
One Student Journey,
Three Program Sets.
STEM Innovation Academy
Hands-on STEM, real tools, and real-world problem solving. Where the Orblynx student journey begins.
Future Pathways
Entrepreneurship, Research & Publication, Communication & Public Speaking, and Leadership & Internship.
Challenges & Competitions
Where students put their skills and ideas into action through real-world challenges, competitions, and opportunities to make an impact.
STEM Innovation Academy
STEM Innovation Academy is Orblynx’s flagship program and where the student journey begins. Students work with real tools and materials to tackle meaningful, real-world challenges through the engineering design process. They design, build, test, rethink, and rebuild, learning not only how to create solutions, but how to explain their thinking, communicate their ideas, and take pride in what they have built.
Available to students in grades 6–12 through two participation pathways and four innovation areas:
- Engineering & Intelligent Systems
- Regenerative Materials & Bioinnovation
- Human-Centered Design
- Sustainable Systems & Future Communities
STEM for Girls
The same curriculum in an intentionally girls-only environment built for mentorship, visibility, and leadership.
See STEM for Girls →Future Pathways
Future Pathways builds on the foundation students develop through STEM Innovation Academy. Students apply their technical experience in new ways: communicating ideas, developing solutions, conducting research, taking greater responsibility, and learning how their work connects to people, organizations, and opportunities beyond the classroom.
Entrepreneurship
From idea to something real. Built, tested, and pitched.
Research & Publication
Ask a question, build the evidence, publish the work.
Communication & Public Speaking
Present technical work clearly, and hold the room while doing it.
Leadership & Internship
Lead project teams, mentor younger participants, step into real roles.
Challenges & Competitions
Where students launch what they have learned into action. They bring together technical skill, communication, creativity, and leadership to take on problems with real stakes, including problems in their own community. Teams are selected by Orblynx educators; there is no open registration.
Competitions
Teams identify a need, design a response, build it, and present it. Some challenges end in a judged competition.
Showcases & community solutions
Others become showcases, community solutions, or work that continues beyond the program.
Find an Experience That Fits
The same Orblynx curriculum, delivered four ways across the year.
Summer
Summer Innovation Academy, an immersive seasonal format for STEM Innovation Academy experiences, with themes spanning all four innovation areas.
After-School
Multi-week sessions that run alongside the school year.
School-Day
Project-based STEM delivered in partnership with schools.
Workshops & Special Programs
Focused experiences built around a specific topic, project, or challenge.
What Students and Parents Say
The most inspiring part was being able to design a project of our own. I liked how much creativity and free will we had to implement any ideas we liked. It was exciting working as a group to build a circuit and craft our design. It changed the way I thought about STEM for the future because now I realize how the process of creating designs work. I realized it is best to find a problem and think of solutions.
My older son attended Orblynx Academy camp several times, and now my daughter is attending as well. I love how Orblynx Academy gives students the freedom to be creative while encouraging them to create meaningful projects. At the same time, they learn valuable science, technology, engineering, and problem-solving skills in a fun and engaging environment.
I loved learning new way to build and perfect ideas, and exploring more materials I could use to build things. Yes, I definitely feel way more comfortable and confident in my ability to execute my ideas using things I’ve learnt in this program.
My daughter recently completed a fantastic two-week summer program with Orblynx Academy. She gained hands-on experience designing prototypes with eco-friendly materials and thoroughly enjoyed an educational tour of Amazon HQ2. It was a deeply enriching experience, and I highly recommend this program to middle and high school students.
I loved how it all incorporates critical thinking, communicating, and real world problems all in one program.
I liked the teamwork and getting to present in front of an audience.
Both our rising 6th grader and rising 9th grader had an awesome time, learned amazing things, put their learning into practice, and made new friends in the process! Highly recommend this, definitely one is the top programs we’ve seen! Thank you!
My child loved attending this camp. The best camp she attended so far as she used to look forward to go back to the camp every night. That speaks a lot how well organized and creative the camp was.
My daughter was thrilled to return to camp each day, eager to discover new things and create exciting projects.
Orblynx Academy provides excellent quality camps and programs for students who are at an age where they are itching for freedom but still need structure. If your child likes to experiment and enjoys hands on science, this is the program for you!
The Summer STEM program was an amazing experience for Addy. She loved that it combined her two favorite subjects, science and art, in such a creative and engaging way. Learning about biodegradable materials and using them in hands-on artistic projects sparked her curiosity and excitement every day. The program was well organized, inspiring, and made learning both meaningful and fun. We would highly recommend it to other families!
It’s a great program to learn innovative things in a fun way. It harness the children creative abilities.
What Educators Say
Partner teachers who deliver Orblynx work alongside their own students.
Orblynx didn’t just teach my students how to build; they taught them how to think like innovators. This partnership has set a new benchmark for student engagement and technical grit in our classroom.
Orblynx was simple to implement and made learning truly hands-on. Our students were excited and engaged, and the Orblynx staff were responsive and supportive every step of the way. I highly recommend it.