West Sound STEM Network

All students pursue the future of their hope and thrive after high school.

Welcome to West Sound STEM Network

Greeting from the President of the University of Washington

Greeting from the President of Western Washington University

Empowering Future-Ready Students Across the Olympic & Kitsap Peninsulas

West Sound STEM Network is an action-oriented, transformative, public-private regional network that convenes, manages, and supports a cross-sector network of partners from business, school districts, education agencies, higher education institutions, Career and Technical Education (CTE) practitioners and providers, government, military, community, Tribes, library systems, nonprofits, out-of-school providers, and workforce development agencies.

As a proud partner of Washington STEM Regional Network and a Regional Career Connect Washington Network, we serve as a hub or innovation and career-connected learning.

We connect schools, industries, and communities to expand postsecondary STEM pathways.

Strengthening Pathways Together

Why a network?

Teachers are essential to student success, but they can’t do it alone. To improve STEM education, we must engage the full community, especially the STEM business sector, as active partners. Past efforts often fell short due to fragmented goals and missing voices. A strong STEM Network brings key stakeholders together to drive lasting, systemic change.

PREP: The Postsecondary Readiness and Enrollment on the Peninsula (PREP) partnership is a multi-year regional initiative designed to support students in Clallam, Jefferson, Mason, and Kitsap counties as they transition from high school into postsecondary education and career training.