Together We Build Strong Minds
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) has been honored with the inaugural BrainSTEPS Team Exceptional Performance Award, distinguishing it as one of only four teams across Pennsylvania—and the sole recipient in the southeastern region of the Commonwealth—to receive this prestigious recognition.
BrainSTEPS (Strategies Teaching Educators, Parents, and Students) … Read more...
Since its inception in 2017, 229 school leaders have completed the Bucks County Intermediate Unit’s (Bucks IU’s) Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF) Program.
“The Bucks IU Leadership Development Fellowship is an opportunity for the talented educators in Bucks County to learn from experts in the field of leadership and from each … Read more...
On Tuesday May 31st, the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) hosted a banquet to honor the successful completion of the first year of Project SEARCH Bucks (County), an internship program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities providing them employment experiences through a total immersion in the … Read more...
Each year, the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary contribution of support and assistance to Bucks IU programs and students with a Caring Community Award and celebration.
All Caring Community award winners were delivered a personalized award certificate by their nominee along … Read more...
CHILDREN and YOUTH:
The Fab Lab Center is the hub for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) programs in Bucks County by offering children, educators, school administrators, businesses, and organizations a place to come together to engage in STEAM fun and innovation. … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) Fab Lab is the proud recipient of a $450,000 PAsmart Innovation Grant to expand its incredibly successful Mobile Fab Lab program. PAsmart grants are intended to expand access to computer science and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) marked another significant milestone in its STEAM education efforts with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch a third Mobile Fab Lab on January 20, 2026. Funded through a 2025 PAsmart grant, the new, fully equipped and staffed mobile lab allows the Bucks IU Fab Lab program to impact more … Read more...
On Friday, March 25, 2022 the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) staged a surprise award presentation to the winning teams of this year’s STEM Design Challenge! Each year, the Bucks IU facilitates the county-wide STEM Design Challenge competition for students in grades 4–8. Elementary teams (grades 4–5) and … Read more...