The Excellence in STEM Awards are designed to celebrate STEM education in New Mexico. It recognizes students, teachers, schools, businesses, and others who demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to, and advocacy of, STEM learning. NTEC was selected as Industry Partner of the Year for the New Mexico Excellence in STEM Awards.
K-12 Education
NTEC proudly supports Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) activities in the communities in which we operate. Many of these school-based activities are designed to show elementary, middle, high school and college students the possibilities of a STEM-related career.
Carbon Rocks!
NTEC facilitates an annual workshop for teachers of Navajo students to help with lesson plans and ideas that show students how carbon is created and used in the world today.
The workshop includes presentations from local energy experts to expand teachers’ knowledge about carbon uses. Tours of Navajo Mine and Four Corners Power Plant bring first-hand experiences to teachers about coal as a power source.
Middle and high school teachers can attend one of two workshops in Farmington, N.M., to be held on June 9-12 and July 8-11, 2024. Selected teachers will receive a stipend, mileage reimbursement, lodging, and meals.
2024 Sessions
June 9-12 and July 8-11, 2024 in Farmington, New Mexico.
Registration is open!
Fill Out the Registration Form Here
If you’re interested in gaining more information please email CarbonRocks@NavEnergy.com
Girl Scouts STEM Camp
NTEC sponsors Navajo Nation Girl Scouts STEM Camps for girls ages 5 to 17 years.
Girl Scouts, in partnership with Navajo Transitional Energy Company are making it possible for girls to explore the fun worlds of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) & the outdoors. Girls will spend time visiting STEM hands-on activity stations and experience the outdoors. Girls will also earn badges and other fun patches.
2022 Girl Scouts STEM Camp
June 10-12 at the Dine’ College campus in Tsaile, Arizona.
Contact Trudy Pekala, Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council, at tpekala@girlscoutsaz.org or (480) 826-7516
STEM-sation
To date, thousands of Navajo students have had the opportunity to explore STEM careers. NTEC has sponsored STEM-sation Days to bring companies to Navajo Nation high schools to introduce STEM careers.
Bond Wilson Technical School
Bond Wilson Technical Center provides alternative pathways to introduce high school students to desirable trade skills and get a head start on college. The dual-credit program is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the Central Consolidated School District. The Center includes courses in the culinary arts, welding, construction, industrial maintenance operations, or mechatronics (pre-engineering/computer science).