House of STEM™, a Straight Path 4 Humanity initiative
Curiosity Becomes Capability.
The House of STEM is where excellence is the standard and champion careers are built™.
House of STEM™ gives young people opportunities to learn, explore, build, and connect through real-world STEM experiences, from motorsports and engineering to technology, environmental science, agriculture, and emerging careers. Students get to see what is possible, and experience it for themselves.
See it in action
Real people. Real projects. Real experiences.
House of STEM is built around experiences students remember, from K-12 robotics and engineering to agriculture, emergency response, motorsports, college partnerships, technology, and community projects.
What we do
We put STEM into motion.
House of STEM brings learning beyond the classroom and into experiences students can see, touch, question, build, and remember.
Science
Discover how the world works.
Technology
Explore the tools shaping what comes next.
Engineering
Turn ideas into something real.
Motors & Motorsports
Experience the engineering, precision, teamwork, and technology behind performance.
Career Exploration
Meet the people doing the work and discover where STEM can take you.
House of STEM experiences
Learn. Explore. Build. Connect.
Our programs and experiences are designed to meet students where they are, then give them something bigger to reach toward.
01
Learn
Build curiosity through hands-on STEM experiences.
02
Explore
Meet professionals, innovators, educators, and people working in fields students may never have imagined for themselves.
03
Build
Take ideas from imagination or concept into real projects.
04
Connect
Discover the people, institutions, programs, and career opportunities that can help turn interest into a pathway.
Where STEM meets the real world
House of STEM experiences can take students into worlds including:
Motors & Motorsports
Performance, engineering, transportation technology, precision, teamwork, and the people behind the machines.
Energy & Resilience
Exploring the science and technology behind energy, sustainability, and resilient communities.
Technology & Innovation
Hands-on experiences with emerging technology, design, systems, and problem-solving.
Environmental, Biological & Agricultural Science
Discovering the connections between science, living systems, agriculture, technology, and the environment.
The experiences may change. The opportunity does not.
The work behind House of STEM™
Meet the professionals and champions who help make the experience real.
Students should not only hear about careers. They should meet the people doing the work. House of STEM brings students into proximity with professionals, educators, engineers, technicians, athletes, innovators, institutions, and industry leaders who can help them see what their future could look like.
Dystany Spurlock
House of STEM Ambassador · American History Maker · NASCAR Racer
Dystany Spurlock made history in 2026 as the first Black woman to compete at the NASCAR regional level and the first Black woman to compete in one of NASCAR’s three national touring series. She finished seventh in her ARCA East debut. This female former truck driver started out in motorcycle racing at age 17. In 2024, she set a world record in the Real Street Bike class at 7.32 seconds at 178 mph, and then turned to her childhood dream of NASCAR. Dystany, living up to her name, is set on doing the extraordinary. She's been featured on the Today Show, The Breakfast Club, and more. As House of STEM Ambassador, Dystany brings determination, girl power, and real-world career exposure as an example for the next generation.
Richard "RG5" Gadson
Motors & Motorsports Director, House of STEM · Engineer · NHRA World Champion
Richard "RG5" Gadson brings championship experience, engineering expertise, and a commitment to helping the next generation see what is possible. Richard Gadson’s first championship in 2011 started something huge. Too many individual wins to count led to his list of Pro World Championships: the SEMDRA Pro Mod Championship, then the NHDRO Pro Comp Championship and the Manufacturer’s Cup (ManCup) Championship. The XDA championship came in 2018. And now Richard is racing in the premier professional drag racing organization in the world. “NHRA has some of the stiffest competition in professional drag racing.” In 2025, Richard was crowned NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champion, and he is a 2026 Pro Stock season winner. The rest of 2026 is looking amazing for him. Hailing from a racing family, his father, the legendary Skip Gadson, was well known and respected in the sport, and now his son, a World Champion, graces the House of STEM stage with experience ranging from grudge racing to tuning. A degree in engineering, and now NHRA domination. Richard Gadson shows himself as a true champion on and off the track.
Kiana Ali Gadson
Exec Director House of STEM · 20+ Years in Motorsports Athlete & Talent Management · SP4H Director
For more than two decades, Kiana Ali Gadson has built partnerships, opened doors, and managed careers in motorsports, working with OEMs and corporations including Kawasaki USA/Japan, Monster Energy, and Ducati, and a wider circle of national and international corporations, apparel brands, TV shows, magazines, teams, and schools.
Some say she was the beauty and the force as she stood with two reigning champions of racing legacy while raising a third, Laila. That experience set her standard of excellence. "In life, true champions are formed by their environment, the choices they make, and the paths they continue to choose," Ali says. It is the toughness she brought to build SP4H and House of STEM™, where she builds for partners the way she built for champions: with accountability, access, and results.
Our impact
Proof lives in the experience.
We believe youth deserve more than promises about their future. They deserve opportunities to experience it. House of STEM has brought students and communities into experiences involving:
And we're still building.
Upcoming
What's happening at House of STEM?
Richmond Home Coming Weekend
Dystany Spurlock, House of STEM Ambassador, is bringing STEM, motorsports, community, and back-to-school support together for students and families. Students will have an opportunity to get up close with the racing world, meet Dystany and the Foxxtecca team, and experience her home coming weekend in motorsports as they celebrate the start of a new school year.
Get involved
There's a place for you at House of STEM.
Whether you're a student, parent, educator, professional, organization, or community supporter, there is a way to participate.
Students & Families
Come experience STEM differently. Learn, explore, build, grow, and connect.
Educators
Connect and bring meaningful experiences to your students.
Industry & Professionals
We connect with top industry leaders and organizations on cohort opportunities, training experiences, and career development.
Community Partners
Connect with us to create experiences that reach more young people and build a workforce we can all be proud of.
Corporate & Sponsor Partners
Join our network to create the opportunities that make these experiences possible.
The next generation is already here.
House of STEM gives students opportunities to discover STEM through experiences that connect learning with the world around them. Our partners help make those experiences possible through equipment, expertise, mentorship, resources, experiences, and financial support, opening doors for students who may not otherwise have access to them.
Where we come from
Straight Path 4 Humanity
House of STEM is a program of Straight Path 4 Humanity, a Georgia 501(c)(3) public charity. Our work is rooted in a simple belief:
Talent exists everywhere. Opportunity doesn't.
We create experiences that help young people discover what they can do, and begin seeing where they can go.
Support House of STEM™
Support students. Build champions.
Your support helps create hands-on STEM experiences, expand student access, and connect young people with people and opportunities that can shape their future.
Contact
Let’s build something together.
Students, families, educators, and partners are all welcome. Tell us how you would like to be involved and our team will follow up.
Prefer email? Write to houseofstem@StraightPath4Humanity.com.
We continue to build
in your honor.
Founding member and student trainer, Laila Ali Gadson. Her life of excellence, undeniable light, philanthropic commitment, and passion for learning continue to inspire this work.
Laila made history in a performance at the age of 10; she became the first solo artist to ever perform ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ at the White House. Laila Gadson’s performance during a Black History Month celebration event was commemorated on February 27, 2018. (official program and a certificate issued from the White House.)
