At AIGI, our STEM and STEAM education programs are designed with a clear pathway from resources to real-world outcomes.

Funding, mentorship, and structured learning experiences help students build real projects and meaningful technology portfolios.

Our STEM and STEAM Education Model

Through partnerships with schools and community organizations, these programs create measurable progress toward creative technology careers.

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STEM and STEAM education model

Diagram showing AIGI's STEM and STEAM education model. Funding and mentors support programs and learning. Programs and learning lead to skills and portfolio development. Skills and portfolios lead to career pathways in creative technology.

A Shared Model Across Programs

OUR APPROACH

How our programs create measurable progress

Program evaluation theory of change

Diagram showing the evaluation model used by AIGI programs. Inputs support program activities. Activities produce outputs such as completed projects. Outputs lead to student outcomes including skills and confidence. These outcomes contribute to long-term impact through expanded access to creative technology education and career pathways.

Each program adapts this model to its audience.
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Although each program serves a different age group, they share the same model: we combine resources and mentorship with structured learning experiences so students produce real work and gain momentum toward long-term pathways.

This framework helps us design programs, communicate what funders support, and evaluate whether experiences translate into real-world outcomes.

This approach ensures that learning experiences translate into practical skills, portfolio development, and continued engagement with technology education.

Inputs — Funding, mentors, tools, and partners that make programs possible.

Activities — Instruction, coaching, team production, and feedback cycles.

Outputs — Completed projects, documented work, and public showcases or releases.

Outcomes — Skills, confidence, and portfolio readiness that students can use next.

Impact — Continued engagement and clearer access to education and career pathways in creative technology.

Learn more about how we evaluate outcomes across programs in Evaluation & Outcomes.

Program Logic Models

Each program applies this shared model in ways appropriate to the students it serves. The following summaries outline how resources translate into activities, outputs, outcomes, and long-term impact.

College Student Publishing Program

  • Funding for student project support ranging from $3,000 to $8,000 per team. Industry mentors contribute expertise and guidance. Publishing infrastructure and staff support product releases. Marketing resources help reach players. Legal and business frameworks support contracts and agreements. Distribution relationships enable launches on digital platforms.

  • Student teams are selected through application and review. Teams receive production funding and establish project milestones. Mentors guide development and feedback sessions. Projects move through testing, polish, and launch preparation before release on distribution platforms.

  • Published games, mentorship sessions delivered, and student teams supported demonstrate program capacity and engagement.

  • Students complete professional portfolio projects and gain experience with the full production cycle from concept to launch.

  • Students develop professional pathways into the game industry while expanding representation within creative technology fields.

Summer Studio Intensives

  • Instructional staff, industry mentors, equipment, software, and classroom space support immersive learning experiences.

  • Students learn game design fundamentals, collaborate in teams, and build prototypes using professional tools.

  • Program sessions delivered, student prototypes created, mentorship hours provided, and community showcase events hosted.

  • Students gain technical skills, confidence in STEM/STEAM abilities, and awareness of creative technology career pathways.

  • Early exposure and hands-on learning lead to sustained engagement with creative technology education.

After School Studio Core Cohorts

  • Instructional staff, industry mentors, equipment, curriculum resources, and scholarship funding support semester-long programs.

  • Students work in collaborative teams, learn professional tools, and develop portfolio-quality game prototypes.

  • Completed prototypes, mentorship sessions delivered, and community demo events showcase student work.

  • Students develop sustained technical skills and build portfolios useful for college applications and future opportunities.

  • Consistent access to creative technology learning helps students progress toward long-term career pathways.

Accountability and Oversight

Transparent governance and evaluation practices ensure responsible stewardship, program quality, and measurable impact.

Programs operate within a framework of responsible governance and transparency. Leadership and advisory oversight guide program priorities, partnerships, and resource allocation.

Evaluation findings inform program improvement, ensuring that each cohort benefits from lessons learned in previous cycles.

This approach allows the organization to continuously refine programs while maintaining accountability to students, partners, and supporters.

ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountability Practices
  • Program evaluation summaries
  • Leadership and advisory oversight
  • Ethical standards for partnerships
  • Financial transparency practices
  • Continuous improvement reviews

Where to See Results

Our programs support learners at different stages of education, with a focus on expanding access to creative technology pathways for those who need it most.

Program Outcomes

See how each program produces real learning experiences and portfolio projects.

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Impact Overview

Explore how these programs contribute to broader educational and career outcomes.

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Evaluation Approach

Learn how outcomes are measured and how programs improve over time.

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