CSTEM Teacher and Student Support Services, Inc.

The theme of this year's Stakeholder Breakfast was AI and Water Management for a Better World.

Not because STEM education exists in a vacuum. Because the students we are equipping today are the engineers, scientists, and problem solvers who will take on the challenges that matter most tomorrow.

AI. Water. Climate. The future belongs to students who are prepared for it. C-STEM has been making sure more of them are since 2002.

Some people do not just support a mission. They help build it.

This morning C-STEM honored Eileen and Dr. Kase Lawal with the STEMing the Tide Award for their enduring commitment to STEM education and their lasting impact on the Houston community and beyond.

Their belief in students, in teachers, and in the power of education to change what is possible reflects everything C-STEM stands for.

Thank you Eileen and Dr. Kase Lawal. This award belongs to you.

The whole point is right here.

Every conversation this morning, every dollar raised, every sponsor who showed up, and every teacher we will train this year exists for one reason. The students.

Today we recognized our 2026 C-STEM Student Scholars and were reminded of exactly why we do this work. These are the students who change what is possible when someone believes in them and puts the right tools in their hands.

We believe in them. We always will.

This is what 24 years of work looks like when a community shows up for it.

This morning at the 14th Annual State of STEM Education Stakeholder Breakfast, educators, advocates, industry leaders, and community champions gathered at the Junior League of Houston to celebrate what happens when you believe that every student, regardless of their zip code, deserves access to great STEM education.

The room was full. The mission continues.

Thank you to every single person who was part of this morning.

🌅 Good morning, Houston. Today is the day.

The room is set, the coffee is hot and the energy in this building is already something special.

We cannot wait to welcome you to the 14th Annual State of STEM Education Stakeholder Breakfast.

Doors open at 7:30. See you there! ☕🔬

⏰ Tomorrow is the day.

14th Annual State of STEM Education Stakeholder Breakfast.

June 5 at 7:30AM at the Junior League of Houston.

If you are registered, we cannot wait to see you.

If you have not yet, there may still be a seat with your name on it.

https://www.cstem.org/event/state-of-stem-education-stakeholder-breakfast

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👩🏫 Behind every C-STEM student is a trained teacher.

Through the Integrated C-STEM Training Institute, educators earn up to 2.7 CEUs through accredited, self-paced virtual training built around real project-based curriculum.

Communication mastery alongside STEM mastery.

Every ticket purchased for June 5 helps fund another teacher trained and another classroom transformed.

https://www.cstem.org/event/state-of-stem-education-stakeholder-breakfast