2025 DC STEM Fair
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Dunbar High School

The Office of State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is excited to announce the DC Secondary STEM Fair and Elementary STEM Exhibition. Both the STEM Fair and Elementary STEM Exhibition will be held on April 5, 2025, at Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior high School. The DC STEM Fair is the longest-running student competition in the District of Columbia. The fair will host an elementary exhibition for students in grades K-5 and a competitive fair for secondary students in grades 6-8 and 9-12. The elementary exhibition and secondary fair will bring together students from all eight wards to showcase their ideas, talents, and innovative research in STEM.

Participants:

• The Elementary STEM Exhibition is open to students in grades K-5 from DC public, public charter, parochial, private and home schools.
• The DC Secondary STEM Fair is open to students in grades 6-8 and 9-12 from DC public, public charter, parochial, private and home schools.

Registration will begin Jan. 1, 2025.

For questions about the DC STEM Fair and Elementary Exhibition, please contact Jhatia McKnight, Science Specialist at [email protected].