Name

WPAFB Educational Outreach Office

Legal name

WPAFB STEM Outreach Office

Website

https://wpafbstem.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 STEM Education Outreach Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Science Camps & Field Programs (Nature, Space, Marine, Geology) (EDAMABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

STEM Project-Based Learning (PBL) & Challenge Platforms (EDAFANAI), College & Career Exploration Camps (Pre-College Samplers, Pathways) (EDAMALAN), STEM Research & Inquiry Programs (Research Mentorship, Science Fair Prep) (EDAMABAC)

Keywords

• K-12 STEM education
• Summer STEM camps
• Teacher maker workshops
• Air Force STEM outreach
• Educational programs

Headquarters

HQ city

WPAFB

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The WPAFB Educational Outreach Office provides free K-12 STEM educational programs delivered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, including STARBASE Summer Camp, STEM Teacher Maker Camp, Device Discovery Day, coding/cybersecurity, and robotics activities. It also publishes a monthly newsletter, 'The Outreach Orbit,' and connects students to scholarships and student employment opportunities through the Department of the Air Force STEM ecosystem.

Product overview

WPAFB Educational Outreach Office operates as a STEM education provider focused on K-12 students. The organization offers a single integrated program portfolio centered on K-12 STEM Outreach Programs and STARBASE Summer Camp, designed to inspire student interest in all fields of STEM to build the nation's future scientific and technical workforce. The office provides educational activities, resources including scholarships and student employment opportunities, and publishes newsletters titled 'The Outreach Orbit' to communicate program updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• STARBASE Summer Camp Free in-person summer STEM camp hosted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for K-12 students, focused on hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math activities connected to Air Force missions.
• STEM Teacher Maker Camp Free in-person professional development workshop for K-12 teachers and educators held at WPAFB, providing hands-on maker-camp training, STEM curriculum resources, and classroom-ready activities.
• Device Discovery Day Scheduled single-day in-person STEM discovery event held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, exposing K-12 students to Air Force and DoD technologies and devices.
• Coding and Cybersecurity Programs (Cybersecurity Arcade) Free K-12 STEM programs offering hands-on coding and cybersecurity learning experiences, including a Cybersecurity Arcade, delivered under the WPAFB STEM Outreach Office.
• K-12 STEM Outreach Programs Portfolio of K-12 STEM educational programs and activities delivered by the WPAFB Educational Outreach Office, designed to inspire student interest in STEM fields and build the nation's future scientific and technical workforce.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Department of the Air Force STEM (DAF STEM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial DoD partner providing Air Force-wide STEM resources and alignment with national defense workforce priorities. The DAF STEM website (dafstem.us) is referenced as a resource partner for WPAFB STEM Outreach.
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFOSR STEM website linked as a resource partner, connecting outreach programs to Air Force scientific research initiatives and career pathways.
• National Museum of the USAFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner museum providing additional STEM education resources and museum-based learning opportunities for students and families.
• Gaming Research Integration for Learning Lab (GRILL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGaming research lab linked as a resource partner, potentially providing technology and gaming-related STEM education content.
• Seaworthy STEM in a Box (Navy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-branch DoD partnership with Navy's Seaworthy STEM program, sharing educational resources across military STEM outreach initiatives.

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Code.org: Nonprofit K-12 computer science education provider offering free coding curricula and teacher training. Comparable as a provider of free coding/STEM programming for K-12 students and teachers, though without the Air Force/defense-specific experiential component.

Others

• National Museum of the USAF: Adjacent Air Force educational institution at WPAFB offering STEM learning experiences to students and families. Functions as an ecosystem partner and overlapping informal STEM education venue, though not a K-12 program provider per se.
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR): Air Force basic research organization with STEM engagement activities targeting students and educators. Functions as both a content resource partner and overlapping mission peer in defense STEM workforce development.

Regional players

• Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education: Civil Air Patrol's K-12 STEM/aerospace education program delivering standards-aligned curriculum and teacher resources nationally. Comparable aerospace-focused STEM enrichment for students and educators, though delivered through a civilian auxiliary rather than active-duty base operations.

Direct peers

• Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP): Army-sponsored K-12 and undergraduate STEM outreach portfolio offering apprenticeships, competitions, and camps. Direct functional peer in delivering military STEM pipeline programming to students and teachers.
• Naval Research Laboratory STEM Outreach: Navy K-12 STEM engagement program leveraging naval laboratory resources. Comparable mission of inspiring student interest in defense-related science and technology careers through hands-on programming.
• STARBASE National Program: National DoD STARBASE program providing summer STEM camps at military installations across the country. Direct peer; WPAFB's STARBASE Summer Camp is itself a local instantiation of this national program model.

Broad incumbents

• DoD STEM: Department of the Air Force STEM umbrella program that aggregates and coordinates base-level STEM outreach across the Air Force and Space Force. Directly comparable as a higher-level coordination body that WPAFB STEM Outreach reports into and partners with.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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