Lockheed opens STEM innovation lab at Marietta elementary school

Lockheed Martin has partnered with a Marietta elementary school to open an innovation lab for its students.

With a $170,000 grant from the company, the 1,000-square-foot lab focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM, learning is now open at Lockheed Elementary School.

Lockheed and the school held a grand opening ceremony last week for the lab, which is a student-friendly version of the company’s iLabs. The school’s lab features 3-D printers, robotics equipment, virtual reality and interactive screens.

Lockheed Elementary School fifth grader, Isaiah Davis, shares software demonstration to Rod McLean, Air Mobility and Maritime Missions Vice President and Site General Manager of Lockheed Martin’s Marietta facility, during student-led iLab tour.

Lockheed’s partnership with the school began about 18 years ago when it started offering a STEM-focused after-school program for fifth-grade students.

Lockheed Elementary’s iLab is part of a two-year project between the school and the company to emphasize “STEM learning as well as Lockheed Martin’s commitment to the communities where our employees live and work,” the company said.