Brands|NextWaveSTEM

NextWaveSTEM® was born in Chicago as the brainchild of our founder, Udit Agarwal. While working as an IT analyst for Chicago Public Schools, Udit saw the need for excellent and easy-to-implement STEM education. He knew the importance of the education system and the economy at large to empower students with the 21st-century skills of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math as well as Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Innovation. Still, he didn’t see it being taught in a way that was fun for kids, while also meeting state and national standards.

As Udit learned more and became more interested in robotics, he started researching how to bring robotics classes to schools. He started putting the pieces together to start NextWaveSTEM®. In 2017, Udit launched NextWaveSTEM® by offering after-school programming in Chicago.