ORAU: Then & Now
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![Shelby Woods, a computer science teacher at Sevier County Junior High School in Sevierville, Tennessee, was named winner of the $25,000 grand prize in ORAU’s 2024 Extreme Classroom Makeover.](../../img/news/2024/extreme-classroom-makeover-winner-2024-1.webp)
Extreme Classroom Makeover is one of ORAU’s most recognizable programs in the East Tennessee community, but you may not have paused to think of what’s going on in the background of this annual competition. Go behind the scenes to get a glimpse of what it is and what goes into it
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ORAU is not a school, so why do we have a classroom? Certainly, we can use the room as meeting space, but its design is intentionally a classroom. This space is equipped with some bells and whistles for K-12 programming that we offer students and teachers throughout the summer.
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Learn about what students and teachers have to look forward to at this year’s ARC Appalachian STEM Academy at Oak Ridge, including the chance to interact with subject matter experts.
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Discover everything you need to know about ORAU’s Math & Movement STEM education program, including the dates for this year’s event.
Learn about some of the K-12 STEM education programs offered by ORAU, including the Extreme Classroom Makeover.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, ORAU’s mission is to advance national priorities and serve the public interest by integrating academic, government and scientific resources globally. We elevate science, technology, engineering and math because students who love STEM grow up to be the next generation of scientists and engineers.