About us
WELCOME
STEM School Chattanooga is a public high school in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The school was founded in August 2012 as a platform school aimed to provide problem-based learning curriculum design aligned with Tennessee’s state standards with a focus on sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics, and the arts. The school incorporates problem-based learning with an emphasis on core context learning and process skills to develop an innovative, critical thinking, and collaborative learning environment.
*Tennessee Reward School for Academic Performance*
*TN STEM Designated School: Highest Rated STEM School in the State of Tennessee*
*Top 4 Schools in the World for Impact Innovations at the 2025 Education Innovation Showcase*
*MIT’S FAB Foundation Leadership School in Digital Fabrication (1 of 2 in the Country)*
*America Achieves World Leading Learning School for Innovation (1 of 30 in the World)*
Mission
To develop and share a new paradigm for world-class education using technology as a gateway to cultivate students’ inquisitive nature, exercise innovation, think critically, and collaborate to become leaders who are self-sufficient learners with the same passion as Chattanooga’s Renaissance.
Student Perspective: (Created by STEM Students)
Dress Code
Uniform Ordering
Click here to learn more about our approved STEM uniform vendors and STEM spirit wear. Also, check out the updated Dress Code.
- Lands’ End apparel may be purchased online by visiting www.landsend.com/myschool. Order info and fit guides for Lands’ End are attached to this email as well.
- Educational Outfitters is located at 2273 Gunbarrel Rd. next to Office Depot. Items from this vendor may be purchased in-store or online. Please note, not all approved uniform items from Educational Outfitters are listed online. Online ordering: ABC Apparel
If you have any questions, please contact our front office administrative assistant, Amy Robinson (robinson_amy@hcde.org).
Student Support Staff
SEAD Team- Briana Wyatt
STEM Blogs
STEM Blogs by Brittany Brockelbank, STEM School Chattanooga Vision Leader: Ms. Brockelbank joins us from the great snowy wilderness of coastal Maine. She is passionate about empowering students through STEM education, and enabling students to pursue multiple pathways to success.
The blog posts below will attempt to answer some of the frequently asked questions about what goes on at STEM School, innovative practices in education, and other thoughts of the author regarding policies and procedures that help or hinder student success.
Why Shouldn’t Education Be Fun?
Why Skills Matter More Than Content – and Why We Need to Teach Them
Pathways to Success
How Do We Embed Process Skills in Everyday Teaching?
Houses
When Time is the Variable and Learning is the Constant
How Do We Build Meaningful and Authentic Relationship with Students?
What Really Is The “Real World”?
How Do You Make STEM Work In Your Building?
Transparency
How Do You Elevate Process Skills While Not Watering Down Content?
How Do You STEM?
School Tours
School Tours take place for prospective students and parents, educators, business and industry representatives, community members, and national and international guests.
Educators can schedule tours by contacting via email the principal, Jim David (David_J@hcde.org), or the Director of Learning for the STEM Innovation Hub, Michael Stone (mstone@pefchattanooga.org).
Tours for all other stakeholder groups can be arranged through Jim David (David_J@hcde.org).
School Tours for prospective students and parents take place most Mondays from 1:30pm-3:00pm. Tours must be scheduled through STEM by contacting the school at 423-531-6270, option 8 or email Amy Robinson (robinson_amy@hcde.org). Tours for prospective students and parents will begin in September each academic year and end in March.
Take a Virtual Tour
STEM Overview and Q&A
