Programs in Greater Belleville Area

IMSA Innovation Hub – Metro East

The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy has moved beyond the walls of its internationally recognized Aurora, IL, campus to expand science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and services across Southern Illinois. IMSA’s Belleville and Edwardsville offices offer STEM enrichment programs for area students and professional development programs for educators.

STEM Programs for Grades 1-8

Saturday STEM

Explore hands-on STEM activities in a variety of topics. Students of all ages participate in group activities where they learn teamwork and problem-solving skills while exploring engaging STEM content.

EXPLORING PATTERNS!

Three dates/locations to choose from!

November 15, 2025

1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
BelleValley School, 2465 Amann Drive, Belleville

Registration now open!

Fee:  $20 (includes snack)
Registration Deadline:  Nov. 11 (or until capacity is reached)
Scholarship Application deadline:  Nov. 3

Playful Patterns!  Gr. 1-2
Get ready to spot patterns everywhere! Students will play with shapes to build cool tessellations, design colorful Mondrian-style art, and even create their own musical beats with Chrome Music Lab. They’ll explore the magic of kaleidoscopes and take one home to keep the fun going. Through hands-on activities, kids will discover how math, art, and music all come alive through shapes, colors, and patterns!

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Apply for an IMSA scholarship

Pattern Party!  Gr. 3-4
Come and explore the world of patterns through math, art, and music! Students will identify, design, and create their own tessellation artworks, learning about symmetry and shapes. Then bring those tessellations to life using color, line, and repetition to create bold, beautiful patterned designs. Students will also design and build a simple instrument using everyday materials! Discover how musical patterns (like rhythm and beat) help bring songs to life. It’s going to be a pattern-packed, music-making, art-filled adventure!

Fun and Games with Math Grades 5-6

Forget boring drills—real math is full of patterns, puzzles, and surprises! We’ll play awesome games, crack colorful number patterns, and even test if games are fair using probability, all while uncovering the hidden beauty of math. If you’re curious, adventurous, and ready for a challenge, this is the program for you!

Register

Apply for an IMSA scholarship

December 6, 2025

1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Roosevelt School, 700 W Cleveland Ave, Belleville

Registration now open!

Fee:  $20 (includes snack)
Registration Deadline:  Dec 1 (or until capacity is reached)
Scholarship Application deadline:  Nov. 24

Pattern Party!  Gr. 3-4
Come and explore the world of patterns through math, art, and music! Students will identify, design, and create their own tessellation artworks, learning about symmetry and shapes. Then bring those tessellations to life using color, line, and repetition to create bold, beautiful patterned designs. Students will also design and build a simple instrument using everyday materials! Discover how musical patterns (like rhythm and beat) help bring songs to life. It’s going to be a pattern-packed, music-making, art-filled adventure!

Fun and Games with Math Grades 5-6

Forget boring drills—real math is full of patterns, puzzles, and surprises! We’ll play awesome games, crack colorful number patterns, and even test if games are fair using probability, all while uncovering the hidden beauty of math. If you’re curious, adventurous, and ready for a challenge, this is the program for you!

Register

Apply for an IMSA scholarship

January 24, 2026

1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Lebanon Elementary School
408 Mary Jane St. 
Lebanon, IL 60054

Registration opens Dec 12th!

Fee:  $20 (includes snack)
Registration Deadline:  Jan 19 (or until capacity is reached)
Scholarship Application deadline:  Jan 12

Pattern Party!  Gr. 3-4
Come and explore the world of patterns through math, art, and music! Students will identify, design, and create their own tessellation artworks, learning about symmetry and shapes. Then bring those tessellations to life using color, line, and repetition to create bold, beautiful patterned designs. Students will also design and build a simple instrument using everyday materials! Discover how musical patterns (like rhythm and beat) help bring songs to life. It’s going to be a pattern-packed, music-making, art-filled adventure!

Fun and Games with Math Grades 5-6

Forget boring drills—real math is full of patterns, puzzles, and surprises! We’ll play awesome games, crack colorful number patterns, and even test if games are fair using probability, all while uncovering the hidden beauty of math. If you’re curious, adventurous, and ready for a challenge, this is the program for you!

Register

Apply for an IMSA scholarship

*Applying and qualifying for a scholarship does not guarantee an award or registration into the program. To qualify for a scholarship, the student’s family is required to submit proof of financial eligibility: if you qualify for SNAP or Free/Reduced lunch, you qualify, but we need you to submit proof of eligibility. If you do not have a form in your possession or have difficulty getting it from your school or IDHS, you may submit a screenshot showing eligibility. Please contact us at studentenrichment@imsa.edu if you have difficulty with this requirement. Alternatively, a 2023 or 2024  federal tax return showing proof of family income may be submitted.

  • Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis, so it is to your benefit to submit all supplemental forms as soon as possible.
  • WATCH YOUR EMAIL and CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER! Award recipients will be notified via email and must reply to the scholarship offers within the time period indicated in the email.
  • NOTE: You may choose to either pay for program registration OR apply for a scholarship and await award notification. Your scholarship application will not be considered if you also complete a paid registration.

No requests for a registration cancellation/refund will be accepted for all in-person Saturday STEM programming.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR IMSA’s PROMISE PROGRAM

IMSA’s PROMISE Program aims to address the challenges of culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse (CLED) students. PROMISE is a proven model of success for realizing the vision of a highly diverse and creative STEM workforce.

Eligible students for the MetroEast (Belleville) location will be in 7th grade in Illinois and demonstrate high academic achievement. This grant-funded program is open to all students, especially those from culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse backgrounds, including Black or African American students, Latinx students, students who qualify for the National Free or Reduced Price Meal Program, or students from rural Illinois counties.  PROMISE will be offered in several locations in Illinois.  For more information or to apply, please visit the main PROMISE webpage.

Thank you for a great summer!

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If you have questions regarding Summer@IMSA in the MetroEast, contact our team at studentenrichment@imsa.edu or 618.791.3855.

Contact

Dawn Waller, M.S.

Innovation Hub Manager
618.791.3855
dwaller@imsa.edu

2300 W. Main St.
Belleville, IL 62226