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    • Background
      • About Us
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      • Math is Cool
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      • STEAM Art Club
    • Schools
      • Fernan Elementary
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Growing the Stem
  • Home
  • Trivia Night Fundraiser
  • Become a Student Coach
  • Background
    • About Us
    • FAQs
  • Programs
    • Math is Cool
    • Mathletes
    • STEM Club
    • Engineering Club
    • STEAM Art Club
  • Schools
    • Fernan Elementary
    • Sorensen Elementary
    • NExA Elementary
    • Winton Elementary
    • Dalton Elementary
    • Ramsey Elementary
    • Borah Elementary
    • Bryan Elementary
    • Atlas Elementary
    • Skyway Elementary
    • Hayden Meadows Elementary
    • Lakes Middle School
    • Canfield Middle School
  • Resources
  • Get Involved
    • Support Us
    • Connect
    • Parents
  • Board and Leadership
  • Gallery

About Us

Our Story

Growing the STEM was started in 2017 by Lilian Smith and Adeline Smith who wanted to share their love of math with more students in their community.

About Lilian

Lilian Smith graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School in 2021 and is currently pursuing degrees in government and chemistry, en route to a career in public education teaching, policy, and advocacy. She serves in a program to teach civics to 5th graders in Boston Public Schools and is involved with Women in Business.  Lilian started and led the Math is Cool team at Fernan STEM Academy and the STEM Club at Borah Elementary. Lilian also served as president on the board of Growing the STEM, where her focus was on fundraising, community outreach, website building, and planting new programs.

About Adeline

Adeline Smith is currently a student at Lake City High School and attended Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities when she helped to start Growing the STEM in 4th grade. Her interests are art, singing, writing, math competitions, crew, student council, and tennis.  She works at Fire Artisan Pizza and serves in the HOPE Club at LCHS. Adeline had the idea for the Mathletes Mentor program and has served as a Mathletes Mentor and a valuable advisor in the development of the program.  She also served as a coach of the Bryan Elementary Math is Cool team for several years starting in sixth grade and has recently piloted a STEAM program at Borah Elementary.

Our Board

Rebecca Smith, CDAIDE, President

Adeline Smith, Lake City High School, Vice President

Dennis Durfee, Mountain West Bank, Treasurer

Caline LyBarger, Deaconess Hospital, Secretary

Charlene Babb, Sorensen Magnet School, Education Co-Chair

Kara Carleton, University of Idaho, Outreach Chair

Shanna Marshall, Sorensen Magnet School, Education Co-Chair

Debora Nelson, Ivy Court, Middle School Chair

Magen Schmidt, Neurosurgery and Spine Northwest, Board Member

Ryan Eaton, STEM Chair and Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy Student Board Member

Lance Emry, Student Board Member

Polina Epshtein, Lake City High School Student Board Member

Riley Yake, Coeur d'Alene High School Student Board Member



Our Core Values

Youth Development. We value kids helping kids, therefore placing students in leadership roles to develop the next generation of leaders and teach young people that they can make a difference. 


Equality. Given the importance of STEM education and known barriers and inequalities in the STEM fields, we seek gender, socioeconomic, and cultural parity among participants in STEM activities.


Fun. We believe that to be successful in expanding student engagement in math and science education, activities must be fun, entertaining, and hands-on.


Hard Work. To make sustainable and impactful change in our community, we need to work diligently and push students to become their best.


Confidence. We believe confidence is a critical component in nurturing students’ interest in and pursuit of math and science fields and work to foster this in our programs.

our founders' experience

Lilian at MathCounts in middle school

Adeline at her first Math is Cool competition in third grade

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