November is RI STEAM Month!
The Rhode Island Department of Education and the Rhode Island STEAM Center recognizes STEAM Month in November. The purpose of RI STEAM Month is to celebrate opportunities that RI schools offer students in STEAM areas as well as highlight the importance of learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art+Design, and Mathematics areas.
Call for Entries! 2026 STEAM Month Logo Contest
Overview
The Rhode Island Department of Education and the Rhode Island STEAM Center will once again celebrate STEAM Month in November! RI STEAM Month celebrates opportunities that RI schools offer students in STEAM areas as well as highlighting the application of learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art+Design, and Mathematics areas. We invite Rhode Island high school students to design a logo and slogan to be used on promotional items and public announcements during RI STEAM Month 2026. Logos should include a slogan/quote and student-generated artwork that promotes STEAM Education for all students in Rhode Island.
This year's winner will receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card!
Selection Criteria:
The artwork and slogan/tagline should:
- Clearly promote Rhode Island STEAM Month 2026.
- Be creative and original.
- Effectively capture the viewer’s attention.
- Promote the innovative and collaborative nature of STEAM.
- Be reproducible in both color and black & white. Black and white image should be useable to create one-color designs on promotional items (such as water bottles, pencils, etc.).
- Design should have sharp, clean edges, free of smudges and extraneous marks.
Competition Rules
- Use the selection criteria above to develop a positive visual message related to STEAM Education.
- Artwork may be computer generated, hand drawn or a combination.
- Any quotes used in the entry must have a name cited.
- Entry must be 2-dimensional artwork that is original, no copywritten images can be used.
- Entry may use portrait or landscape orientation.
- Digital JPEG files of the artwork must be submitted, in both black & white and color.
- Each contestant must neatly complete the Entry Form (below) and securely attach it to the back of the mounted artwork that is submitted.
- Entries must be received no later than Friday April 10th at 4:00 p.m. If you need support with delivery of entries or have questions, email Carolyn.higgins@ride.ri.gov .
Important dates and deadlines
- Submission deadline: April 10, 2026, by 4:00 pm. Entries will not be accepted after the deadline.
- Public viewing and online voting will occur in May.
- The winner will be notified in early June.
- Use of artwork in promotion of STEAM Month will be through Fall, 2026
Submit your design at the 2026 RI STEAM Month Logo Contest Entry Form!
2025 RI STEAM Educator Awards
The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and the Rhode Island STEAM Center at Rhode Island College (RIC) presented three teachers with the 2025 RI STEAM Educator Award. The winners are as follows:
- Erin Giuliano, of Park Elementary School in Warwick, was presented the Elementary STEAM Educator Award
- Christopher Colson, of Goff Middle School in Pawtucket, was presented the Middle Level STEAM Educator Award
- Tiffany Risch, of Coventry High School, was presented with the High School STEAM Educator Award
Along with recognition, the recipients receive a $1,000 classroom stipend and $500 personal award courtesy of the PPL Foundation. Our three STEAM Educators were also presented with engraved awards and banners.
Congratulations to all of the applicants and thank you to the team of reviewers from the RI STEAM Center, RIDE, and RIC. The STEAM Educator Awards are dedicated to Dr. Carol Giuriceo, who served as the center’s director from 2013 and passed away in 2021.
2025 RI STEAM Educators
Congratulations to our 2025 STEAM Month Logo Designer!
