The City of Aurora, TinkRworks, and APS Training Academy created a partnership in 2021 to provide hands-on STEAM programming for underserved 1st-8th grade students within the city.

The program, known as the Aurora STEAM Academy, had an overall goal to spark an interest in children to explore STEAM opportunities in the future and also instill within them the confidence to pursue STEAM related opportunities they might not otherwise choose to do.