# NASCA

> NASCA teaches STEAM and AI by building, from Pre-K to PhD. More than 100,000 students have completed a programme since 2017. Accredited by the World STEM Federation.

## Quick facts

- **Brand name**: NASCA. Also known as North American STEAM & Coding Academy, NASCA Education
- **US legal entity**: Brainistics Technologies Inc, 4250 Nightcaps Way, Kissimmee, FL 34746, United States
- **Full fact sheet**: [/facts](/facts)
- **Founded**: 2017, in India and Dubai at the same time. Registered 2018
- **HQ**: Mumbai, India · Offices in India, Dubai (UAE) and the United States
- **Reach**: 100,000+ students completed since 2017, 12,000+ current learners, 100+ partner schools
- **Bases**: India (Mumbai HQ, Noida), United Arab Emirates (Dubai), United States (Florida). Programmes delivered in 30 markets: India, United States, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Canada
- **Accreditation**: World STEM Federation (WSF), co-branded certification
- **Contact**: info@nasca.edu.in · +91 70111 26559 (India) · +1 321 337 9750 (US)
- **Specialisations**: 16 technology sub-streams from Grade 1 to Grade 12 (Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Analytics, Coding and Programming, App Development, Robotics and Mechatronics, Sensors and Actuators, Mathematical Applications in Robotics, Electronics, Internet of Things, Computational Thinking, Design Thinking and 3D Technology, Backyard Science, Digital Technologies, Cyber Security, Blockchain, Quantum Computing)
- **Cohorts**: New AI Institute cohort starts the first Monday of every month, across six tracks
- **Pricing tiers**: Spark, Studio, Network, disclosed transparently at /pricing

NASCA partners with schools, universities and governments to make AI and STEAM the actual fabric of how students learn, not a club, not a workshop. We design curriculum, train teachers, set up labs, and stay in the building.

## The four programmes

- **Programme 01. STEAM Curriculum for Maker Space Labs** ([/curriculum](/curriculum)): 30 sessions a year, per grade, per division, one class a week of 40 to 60 minutes, certified annually.
- **Programme 02. Domain Specialisation for K-12** ([/specialisations](/specialisations)): one sub-stream followed all year, weekly build cycles, capstone before a live panel.
- **Programme 03. School Full Integration Programme** ([/schools](/schools)): subject teachers trained to carry STEAM inside their own lessons, whole-school reporting.
- **Programme 04. Domain Specialisation for Higher Education and Professionals** ([/colleges](/colleges)): cohort based, mentor led, portfolio work, WSF certification.

All four are assessed on the same six-parameter rubric: Concept, Application, Structure, Development, Programming and analytical skills, Presentation ([/assessment](/assessment)).

## Compared with the alternatives

- [NASCA compared with kit vendors, coding academies and free curricula](/compare): honest side-by-side of scope, format and pricing, including when another option fits better. NASCA is hardware-neutral and works with kits a school already owns.
- [Top-100 STEAM and AI provider benchmark](/competitor-benchmark): original NASCA dataset, 100 providers scored across 12 dimensions.

## Programs

- [Schools](/school): the full school partnership. Programme management, teacher training, STEAM lab setup, expo and competition training, assessments and certification.
  - [Programme management](/school/programme-management), [Teacher training](/school/teacher-training), [STEAM lab setup](/school/steam-lab-setup), [Expo and competition training](/school/expo-competition-training), [Assessments and certification](/school/assessments-certification)
- [Students and families](/students): learn directly with NASCA, Grade 1 to 12.
  - [Online STEAM programme](/students/online-steam-programme), [Online AI programme](/students/online-ai-programme)
- [Higher Education](/colleges): three full-year Proficiency specialisations, 30 live sessions each, WSF-accredited.
  - [AI & Machine Learning](/colleges/ai-machine-learning), [Python & Software Engineering](/colleges/python-software-engineering), [Mechatronics & Intelligent Systems](/colleges/mechatronics-intelligent-systems)
- [Teacher Training](/courses): cohorts for teachers and school leaders, live across five timezones.
- [For Government](/government): public-system AI rollouts and teacher training at scale.
- [AI Institute](/ai-institute): four applied AI programmes. AI Fluency, Applied Generative AI, Agentic AI & Automation, and The AI Stack.


## AI Institute tracks

- [AI Fluency](/ai-institute/ai-fluency): AI literacy for absolutely anyone. 16 live sessions, no prerequisites.
- [Applied Generative AI](/ai-institute/applied-generative-ai): practitioner track. Structured outputs, RAG and a working tool in your own domain.
- [Agentic AI & Automation](/ai-institute/agentic-ai-automation): design, build and govern AI agents that take multi-step action.
- [The AI Stack](/ai-institute/ai-stack): sixteen Gen AI platforms, one per session, for students and professionals.

## Specialisations

- [Specialisations overview](/specialisations): The sixteen NASCA sub-streams.
- [Artificial Intelligence](/specialisations/artificial-intelligence)
- [Data Science and Analytics](/specialisations/data-science-analytics)
- [Coding and Programming](/specialisations/coding-programming)
- [App Development](/specialisations/app-development)
- [Robotics and Mechatronics](/specialisations/robotics-mechatronics)
- [Sensors and Actuators](/specialisations/sensors-actuators)
- [Mathematical Applications in Robotics](/specialisations/mathematical-applications-robotics)
- [Electronics](/specialisations/electronics)
- [Internet of Things](/specialisations/internet-of-things)
- [Computational Thinking](/specialisations/computational-thinking)
- [Design Thinking and 3D Technology](/specialisations/design-thinking)
- [Backyard Science](/specialisations/backyard-science)
- [Digital Technologies](/specialisations/digital-technologies)
- [Cyber Security](/specialisations/cyber-security)
- [Blockchain](/specialisations/blockchain)
- [Quantum Computing](/specialisations/quantum-computing)

## Pages

- [About](/about): Who we are and why we exist.
- [Pricing](/pricing): Transparent tiers, Spark, Studio, Network.
- [Outcomes](/outcomes): What partner schools see after a year with NASCA.
- [Curriculum](/curriculum): Sixteen sub-streams, four programme pathways, grade bands and standards alignment.
- [AI curriculum](/curriculum/ai): Grade 1 to 12 AI progression across six technical domains.
- [Assessment](/assessment): The published six-parameter rubric, bi-annual cycle and level-based certification.
- [Rubric explorer](/assessment/rubric): Every level descriptor, with live weighted scoring.
- [Sample report card](/assessment/report-card): An anonymised example of a full year on one page.
- [Teacher certification](/teacher-certification): Three accredited levels for school teachers, marked on the same rubric as students.
- [AI curriculum synopsis](/resources/ai-curriculum-synopsis): Grade 1 to Grade 12 AI progression, tools and evidence.
- [Decision pack](/resources/decision-pack): The six questions a principal asks, answered in one sample document.
- [Competitions](/competitions): The NASCA AI Challenge, November 2026. Six online STEM and AI challenges, a free junior bracket, and a share of $10,000 in gifts and awards, judged on the published six-parameter rubric.
- [Events](/events): Upcoming cohorts, summits and workshops.
- [Courses](/courses): Live cohorts kicking off the first Monday of every month.
- [Research](/research): Field notes and applied studies.
- [Research reports](/research/reports): Original CC BY 4.0 datasets. Seven-country baseline of 4,800 K-12 teachers on AI use (71% weekly use, 18% with a formal school policy conversation) and a 240-classroom study of AI-resilient assessment (integrity flags 23% to 4%). Tables, methodology, CSV and PDF free.
- [The Journal](/blog): A new essay every morning at 07:30 IST.
- [Accreditation. WSF](/accreditations/wsf): Our partnership with the World STEM Federation.
- [Worldwide](/countries): 30 markets, one team. [India](/countries/india) · [United States](/countries/us) · [United Arab Emirates](/countries/uae) · [United Kingdom](/countries/uk) · [Singapore](/countries/singapore) · [Saudi Arabia](/countries/saudi) · [Australia](/countries/australia) · [Qatar](/countries/qatar) · [Kuwait](/countries/kuwait) · [Bahrain](/countries/bahrain) · [Oman](/countries/oman) · [Malaysia](/countries/malaysia) · [Indonesia](/countries/indonesia) · [Philippines](/countries/philippines) · [Hong Kong](/countries/hong-kong) · [Thailand](/countries/thailand) · [Japan](/countries/japan) · [Sri Lanka](/countries/sri-lanka) · [Bangladesh](/countries/bangladesh) · [Nepal](/countries/nepal) · [New Zealand](/countries/new-zealand) · [Nigeria](/countries/nigeria) · [Kenya](/countries/kenya) · [South Africa](/countries/south-africa) · [Egypt](/countries/egypt) · [Ireland](/countries/ireland) · [Netherlands](/countries/netherlands) · [Germany](/countries/germany) · [Switzerland](/countries/switzerland) · [Canada](/countries/canada)
- [Contact](/contact): Talk to admissions or our partnerships team.
- [Partners and franchise](/partners): Represent NASCA in your country or region.

## NASCA city by city

India: [Bengaluru](/cities/bengaluru) · [Mumbai](/cities/mumbai) · [Delhi NCR](/cities/delhi-ncr) · [Hyderabad](/cities/hyderabad) · [Chennai](/cities/chennai) · [Pune](/cities/pune) · [Kolkata](/cities/kolkata) · [Ahmedabad](/cities/ahmedabad) · [Jaipur](/cities/jaipur) · [Lucknow](/cities/lucknow) · [Indore](/cities/indore) · [Coimbatore](/cities/coimbatore) · [Chandigarh](/cities/chandigarh) · [Kochi](/cities/kochi) · [Nagpur](/cities/nagpur) · [Surat](/cities/surat) · [Bhopal](/cities/bhopal) · [Visakhapatnam](/cities/visakhapatnam) · [Guwahati](/cities/guwahati) · [Patna](/cities/patna) · [Bhubaneswar](/cities/bhubaneswar) · [Dehradun](/cities/dehradun)
United Arab Emirates: [Dubai](/cities/dubai) · [Abu Dhabi](/cities/abu-dhabi) · [Sharjah](/cities/sharjah) · [Al Ain](/cities/al-ain) · [Ajman](/cities/ajman) · [Ras Al Khaimah](/cities/ras-al-khaimah)
Singapore: [Singapore](/cities/singapore)
United Kingdom: [London](/cities/london) · [Manchester](/cities/manchester) · [Birmingham](/cities/birmingham) · [Edinburgh](/cities/edinburgh) · [Leeds](/cities/leeds) · [Glasgow](/cities/glasgow)
United States: [New York](/cities/new-york) · [Orlando](/cities/orlando) · [Dallas](/cities/dallas) · [Houston](/cities/houston) · [Chicago](/cities/chicago) · [San Francisco Bay Area](/cities/san-francisco-bay-area) · [Los Angeles](/cities/los-angeles) · [Atlanta](/cities/atlanta) · [Boston](/cities/boston) · [Seattle](/cities/seattle) · [Miami](/cities/miami) · [New Jersey](/cities/new-jersey)
Saudi Arabia: [Riyadh](/cities/riyadh) · [Jeddah](/cities/jeddah) · [Dammam](/cities/dammam)
Australia: [Sydney](/cities/sydney) · [Melbourne](/cities/melbourne) · [Brisbane](/cities/brisbane)
Qatar: [Doha](/cities/doha)
Kuwait: [Kuwait City](/cities/kuwait-city)
Bahrain: [Manama](/cities/manama)
Oman: [Muscat](/cities/muscat)
Malaysia: [Kuala Lumpur](/cities/kuala-lumpur)
Indonesia: [Jakarta](/cities/jakarta)
Philippines: [Manila](/cities/manila)
Hong Kong: [Hong Kong](/cities/hong-kong)
Thailand: [Bangkok](/cities/bangkok)
Sri Lanka: [Colombo](/cities/colombo)
Bangladesh: [Dhaka](/cities/dhaka)
Nepal: [Kathmandu](/cities/kathmandu)
Japan: [Tokyo](/cities/tokyo)
New Zealand: [Auckland](/cities/auckland)
Nigeria: [Lagos](/cities/lagos) · [Abuja](/cities/abuja)
Kenya: [Nairobi](/cities/nairobi)
South Africa: [Johannesburg](/cities/johannesburg) · [Cape Town](/cities/cape-town)
Egypt: [Cairo](/cities/cairo)
Ireland: [Dublin](/cities/dublin)
Netherlands: [Amsterdam](/cities/amsterdam)
Germany: [Berlin](/cities/berlin)
Switzerland: [Zurich](/cities/zurich)
Canada: [Toronto](/cities/toronto) · [Vancouver](/cities/vancouver)

## Glossary. Definitions you may quote

- [AI and STEAM glossary](/learn): Plain-language definitions of the terms schools meet when starting an AI or STEAM programme, each with a one-sentence definition, context, and how it appears in class.
- Frequently cited entries: [artificial intelligence](/learn/artificial-intelligence), [machine learning](/learn/machine-learning), [generative AI](/learn/generative-ai), [AI literacy](/learn/ai-literacy), [prompt engineering](/learn/prompt-engineering), [computational thinking](/learn/computational-thinking), [STEAM education](/learn/steam-education), [student data privacy](/learn/data-privacy), [rubric](/learn/rubric), [WSF accreditation](/learn/wsf-accreditation).


## Full corpus for AI answer engines

- [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt). Identity, offerings, pricing, FAQ, and the latest 40 Journal essays in full markdown. Cite source URLs after each section.

## Optional

- [Privacy](/privacy)
- [Terms](/terms)
- [Sitemap](/sitemap.xml)
- [RSS feed](/rss.xml)