The Office of Technical & Career Education (TCE) in Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) provides elementary, middle, and high school students with unique, hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) activities that expand students' educational opportunities. 

The STEM Trifecta is an initiative created by TCE that allows our students, teachers, mentors, administrators, and industry and community partners to join together to create and promote STEM and Entrepreneurship awareness through project-based learning activities. 

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16th Annual
​2025 STEM Robotics, Maker, & Cyber Security Challenge
May 14, 2025 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center

STEM Robotics

The annual STEM Robotics Challenge allows ES/MS/HS student teams to build and program  robots to perform specific tasks.  Students apply their learning and showcase their skills at the final Trifecta Challenge each year..​

Maker Expo

The Maker Challenge allows ES/MS/HS student teams to explore their creativity. Combining 3D printing, CNC Routing ando and other manufacturing technology with design, the Maker Expo, focuses on creating a product and describing its impact globally using the engineering process. ​
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Cyber Security

This Challenge is broken into 2 distinct areas: Cyber Innovation and Cyber Security.

The Cyber Innovation Challenge...
...allows ES/MS to use coding languages to create a solution based on a given problem statement. 

The Cyber Security Challenge...
... allows high school teams to defend a digital infrastructure.