Welcome to the TopCoder CS-STEM program.

Funded and supported by the U.S. government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), our program brings TopCoder’s renowned software development community together with other partners in the fields of life skills, scientific mentoring and academic performance in a new effort to engage and inspire students in grades 6 through 12.

The purpose of the TopCoder CS-STEM program is to create a supportive extra-curricular community that will encourage middle and high school students to foster interests in critical science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills before they enter college level programs. The program will feature compelling content and activities designed to explore that content. Activities will include computer science challenges, logic puzzles, competitions, critical thinking exercises, and collaborative projects.

We will offer plenty of prizes, and recognition of both progress and accomplishment will be a central force in the TopCoder CS-STEM program community. Most important of all, our program will be a fun place to spend time productively, in an atmosphere that encourages experimentation and mentoring and defuses ‘fear of failure’.

The official launch of the program has happened and we are thrilled to announce NoNameSite.com; the name selected by the community. This will be a constantly evolving experiment, so stay in touch by leaving us your contact information for news and updates and get ready for a new experience!

News Articles

Press Release
Jan 30, 2012

TopCoder Awarded General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Status

World’s Largest On-Demand Digital Community for Challenges and Competition Services Now Available Resource for All US Government Agencies Glastonbury, Conn., January 10, 2012 – TopCoder®, Inc., the leader in online programming competition, skills assessment and competitive software development, today announced the company has been awarded a contract under General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 541 Read. Full Article

eSchool News
Jan 23, 2012

Aurora Plays Key Role in Zero Robotics Competition Utilizing SPHERES on ISS

The innovative Synchronized Position Hold Engage Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) constellation developed by MIT and Aurora Flight Sciences were utilized in the Zero Robotics international student competition held today in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and here on Earth at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Read More

eSchool News
Sep 27, 2011

DARPA Funds Website to Promote Computer Science Skills in Teens

“A world-class education is the single most important factor in determining not just whether our kids can compete for the best jobs but whether America can outcompete countries around the world.” said President Barack Obama on July 18, 2011. But the idea of competing for the best jobs or continued global economic competitiveness does not. Full Article