Opened in 1997, the Chattahoochee-Flint Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center is a Regional Center for GYSTC, Inc. which is a private, not-for-profit educational organization designed to increase interest in and enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for serious study, particularly among elementary and middle school teachers, students, and parents in typically underserved areas in the state. Chattahoochee-Flint GYSTC at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, GA. Among the many educational programs, they offer elementary and middle school teachers and students, some favorites include environmental science, chemistry, laws of motion, Family Science Nights, and Family Math Nights. The Center provides a variety of professional development programs and STEM kits for K-8 teachers and students. The Georgia Youth Science and Technology Centers, Inc. provides quality programs for teachers of STEM subjects that improve the teaching and learning process at the kindergarten through eighth grade levels. We present programs that change students’ perceptions and inspire an appreciation for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects.

GYSTC focuses on four main goals aimed at enhancing teaching and learning in the STEM disciplines:

• Promoting interest and enthusiasm for STEM subjects;
• Encouraging students to enter STEM fields;
• Improving the teaching-learning process by enhancing teaching methods and content knowledge;
• and Providing more and better-qualified employees for our state’s industries.