Science on Stage Deutschland e.V.

What Science on Stage Deutschland e.V. does

Science on Stage Deutschland e.V. is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered in Berlin that operates Germany's largest network of and for STEM (MINT) teachers, spanning primary, secondary, and vocational education across all German school types. Founded in 2009 as the German national branch of the European Science on Stage network (which today covers 36 member countries), the organization connects practicing teachers through regional ambassadors, virtual Stammtische (discussion groups), the annual National Science on Stage Festival, and international teacher exchange programs. Its core product is a repository of 37,000+ free, peer-tested teaching materials covering topics including quantum computing, AI, coding, sustainability, career orientation, and language integration, all developed by teachers for teachers.

The organization's portfolio centers on free digital teaching materials (available via science-on-stage.de without mandatory membership), an annual national festival rotating across German universities (2025 in Radebeul at TSW, 2027 scheduled at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz), time-bound teacher projects (Coding in STEM Teaching, European Code League, Act Now – UN Sustainability Goals, Teachers + Scientists, MINT-Berufe der Zukunft), practice-oriented training sessions and virtual Stammtische for primary and secondary educators, and an international teacher exchange program offering travel subsidies up to EUR 400. Operational delivery is enabled by a small staff of 9 employees supported by a volunteer board, regional ambassadors, Stammtisch leaders, a BackStage Team, Senior Educators, and an extensive presenter network across Germany and Europe.

The business model is sponsorship- and grant-driven rather than commercial: the organization earns revenue through teacher membership fees (subscription-recurring) plus donations and sponsorship from industrial sponsors (Gesamtmetall as Hauptförderer/main sponsor, plus BASF, ING Germany, and Schubert-Stiftung), public funding (Sächsisches Landtag co-financing for festivals), and recognition grants (BMBF/Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission BNE-Auszeichnung 2025 and 2026). All core services — teaching materials, festivals, teacher exchanges, and professional development — are provided free of charge to teachers, with the organization positioned as a non-commercial public-good intermediary between the STEM industry, education policy (patronage by the Kultusministerkonferenz), and classroom practice.

Name

Science on Stage Deutschland e.V.

Legal name

Science on Stage Deutschland e.V.

Website

https://science-on-stage.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Science on Stage Deutschland e.V. is a Berlin-based non-profit operating Germany's largest STEM teacher network, providing free peer-developed teaching materials, an annual national festival, teacher exchange programs, and professional development to STEM educators across Germany and Europe, funded by corporate sponsorship, foundations, and public grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

STEM Education Nonprofit Services

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

STEM Teacher Tools, Curriculum & Lesson Planning Platforms (EDAFANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

STEM, Digital Literacy & Maker Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAG), Teacher Training & Curriculum Providers (Robotics/Maker Education) (EDAMADAM), Hands-on Science Exploration & Experiments (Lab Kits, Science Clubs) (EDAMABAA), Science & STEM Instruction (School-Delivered) (EDAJAFAH)

Keywords

• STEM education resources
• Teacher professional development
• Science teaching materials
• Teacher network community
• Education nonprofit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Teachers and educators pay membership fees to join the Science on Stage network and access resources, exchange programs, and professional development opportunities.
2. Donations and Sponsorship: The organization receives funding from corporate sponsors (Gesamtmetall as main sponsor), foundations (Schubert-Stiftung), and public funding (Sächsisches Landtag) to support festival operations, material development, and teacher exchange programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Science on Stage Deutschland e.V. operates the largest STEM teacher network in Europe, delivering free classroom-tested teaching materials, an annual national STEM teacher festival, international teacher exchange programs, and practice-oriented professional development trainings. The organization serves as the German national branch of the European Science on Stage network spanning 36 member countries, distributing 37,000+ teaching materials developed by teachers for teachers and connecting STEM educators across all German school types.

Product overview

Science on Stage Deutschland e.V. operates as a teacher network organization rather than a software product company. Its portfolio consists of free teaching materials (Unterrichtsmaterialien) developed by teachers for teachers, the annual National Science on Stage Festival (Germany's largest STEM teacher festival), various teacher projects (Lehrerprojekte) such as Engineering for our Life, EU Code Week, AI in STEM Education, and Quantum Computing, practice-oriented training sessions and discussion groups (Fortbildungen und Stammtische), an international teacher exchange program, career orientation materials for STEM education, volunteer ambassador networks, and a monthly newsletter. The core value proposition is providing free, practical teaching ideas rather than a traditional software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Unterrichtsmaterialien (STEM Teaching Materials)

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% of participants report gaining useful knowledge for their STEM teaching
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stiftung Jugend forscht e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint cooperation partner for the Teachers + Scientists project, which connects STEM teachers with scientists. Also collaborated on the 'Ideenwerkstatt' career orientation workshop in Ulm in November 2024.
• MINT-ECcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for the 'Coding in STEM Teaching' project. MINT-EC supported schools in implementing coding projects by subsidizing the purchase of microcontrollers (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Calliope) and sensors, with up to €150 per project.
• Johannes Gutenberg University MainzminorOthersHost institution for the National Science on Stage Festival 2027, taking place September 24-26, 2027 at the university in Mainz.
• Tagungszentrum der Sächsischen Wirtschaft (TSW)minorOthersVenue partner for the National Science on Stage Festival 2025 in Radebeul, Saxony.
• Schülerforschungszentrum Südwürttemberg (SFZ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization where Science on Stage volunteer Heidrun Boll leads the primary school department, combining Science on Stage activities with SFZ research center work.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wissenschaft im Dialog: German nonprofit initiative promoting science communication and public engagement with STEM, often through teacher and student-targeted programmes. Comparable mission around broadening STEM engagement and spreading best-practice materials in Germany.
• Stiftung Jugend forscht e.V. German nonprofit behind the Jugend forscht science competition, connecting STEM teachers with young researchers. Already a co-development partner on Teachers + Scientists and Ideenwerkstatt, making it a tightly adjacent peer in STEM teacher/youth activation.
• Haus der Kleinen Forscher: Germany's largest STEM early-childhood and primary-school education foundation, providing teacher training and materials for STEM activities. Most directly comparable as a German nonprofit focused on STEM teacher professional development and free classroom resources.
• MINT-EC: Network of ~330 German STEM secondary schools with a focus on STEM excellence, teacher professional development, and student projects. Already a Science on Stage partner, MINT-EC is a direct peer in the German STEM teacher/school ecosystem.
• Science on Stage Europe: The European parent umbrella of Science on Stage Deutschland e.V., coordinating 36 country-level member organizations. Directly comparable as the supranational layer of the same network, offering teacher exchange and European festivals.

Emerging players

• PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder): Free, research-based interactive STEM simulations used by teachers globally. Overlap with Science on Stage's free STEM teaching materials mission, although PhET focuses on interactive simulations rather than lesson plans and teacher networks.

Broad incumbents

• European Schoolnet: Brussels-based nonprofit network of 30+ European education ministries focused on digital and STEM education transformation. Closest European-level counterpart to Science on Stage Europe, with a broader digital-policy mandate.
• Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft: German nonprofit representing corporate and foundation donors funding education, science, and innovation. Provides a useful benchmark for how non-state STEM education funding flows in Germany and is a likely interlocutor for Science on Stage's sponsor relationships.
• STEM Learning (UK): UK-based charity providing STEM CPD, teaching resources, and teacher networks to UK schools. Analogous teacher-facing STEM education nonprofit with a focus on curriculum enrichment and free resources, although in a different national system.
• Klett MINT (Ernst Klett Verlag): Major German educational publisher producing STEM textbooks, teacher materials, and digital learning platforms. Represents the commercial-side counterpart to Science on Stage's free materials, targeting the same STEM teacher audience with paid content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ScienceonStageEurope/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/science-on-stage-deutschland
• Instagraminstagram.com/sons_deutschland

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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