The KidWind Challenge is a hands-on wind energy engineering competition for grades 4–12. Students explore wind energy through the hands-on, investigative and exciting KidWind Challenge!

When students participate in a KidWind Challenge they will:

• Discover the promise and limitations of wind energy technology.
• Design, build and test a functional creative wind turbine.
• Compete with their peers in a supportive environment

MATHCOUNTS is a math competition for middle school students designed to increase their academic and professional opportunities.

The competition builds math skills, promotes logical thinking and sharpens students’ analytical abilities. MATHCOUNTS motivates and rewards students by fostering teamwork and a competitive spirit. It involves students and teachers in year-long coaching sessions and helps students at all levels improve their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

The Ten80 STEM Initiative™ consists of STEM curriculum that can be used as CLUB, CAMP and core CLASS implementations. The Ten80-NSBE STEM League competition consists of a Face-to-Face (F2F) local and regional Invitationals for Racing and Autonomous Vehicle Challenges, and an optional national Web-Based Points Race.


In the Racing Challenge, students quickly learn to operate systems and organize data with fully functional cars, focusing on mechanical certification and performance modifications throughout the program. For the Autonomous Vehicle Challenge, they assemble vehicles and utilize sensors and microcontrollers for tasks like lane-following and obstacle avoidance. Both challenges also emphasize essential Enterprise skills, including project management, marketing, and business development.

Try-Math-A-Lon (TMAL) is a academic competition and tutoring program for high school students, built to foster good study habits, prepare students for standardized exams like the ACT and SAT, and promote healthy competition and sportsmanship.

The RecF Robotics Competition (RRC) is a team-based robotics competition presented in the form of a game. Year-round students, with guidance from their advisors and mentors, build innovative robots and compete year-round in a variety of matches. In addition to learning valuable engineering skills, students gain life skills such as teamwork, perseverance, communication, project management – and critical thinking.


The RecF Robotics Competition prepares students to become future innovators: 95 percent of participants report an increased interest in STEM subject areas and pursuing STEM-related careers. NSBE’s RecF  Robotics championship takes place at the Annual Convention. The 2024 – 2025 challenge is called High Stakes.