2026-2027 After School Program
Now Available in Lilongwe!
“In a world of automated answers, critical thinking is the ultimate advantage.”
About Us
Lilongwe has never seen anything like this! QED STEM Academy is a first-of-its-kind program bringing world-class science, technology, engineering, and math education to Malawi.
At a dedicated training facility, learn from the best. Our coaches include Malawi's own Pan-African Math Olympiad medalists, top high school teachers, STEM trainers imported from Asia, robotics coaches, and STEM entrepreneurs that have worked in +28 countries and built AI-driven companies at the frontier of industry. They know exactly what the job market demands and are here to prepare your kids for it.
The QED STEM Academy offers top-notch robotics kits, creative problem solving and competitive mathematics, digital literacy with Word/Excel/Powerpoint, and working Python and block programming code with coaching from professional software engineers.
Does STEM still matter in the age of AI? YES. AI is rapidly raising the floor. Your child must reach the ceiling. Our greatest competitor and partner never sleeps, never tires, and never forgets. When AI generates answers, your child must learn to judge them. Developing these mathematical and scientific intuitions starts at a early age. When knowledge has become common, judgment is now priceless.
Whether your child is just starting out or ready to compete at the international level, the QED STEM Academy will give them a head start that lasts a lifetime.
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Eligibility
If your child is interested in creative problem solving, mathematical fundamentals, programming apps and robots, or mastering the chessboard, the QED STEM Academy will provide a welcoming environment to nurture and challenge their minds. The topics we cover will explore beyond what is taught in classrooms.
An initial placement test will be used to assess what track would be most appropriate for the student. Longer attendance is preferred to enable students to build on what they learned and complete learning modules in their entirety.
The STEM Academy has instruction for both children and adults from age 6 on up.
Payment should be delivered up-front on a weekly or monthly basis.
Lastly, our program is committed to providing a safe, positive environment for all participants. To ensure the safety of our staff and attendees, all enrolled children must be able to participate safely in a group environment without posing a direct physical threat to themselves or others. We evaluate enrollment eligibility on an individual, case-by-case basis. If a child requires specialized, individual care or supervision that exceeds our staff-to-student ratios or fundamentally alters our curriculum, we will work with the family to determine if our program is an appropriate fit.
Our Team
The STEM Academy draws on QED.ai’s experiences working and hiring in international aid across 28 countries over the past 15 years, and running an +80-person AI-driven team. This background gives us a uniquely practical vision for what the next generation of STEM professionals needs to learn to thrive.
Will
Co-Founder of QED and driving force behind the Academy. Former NASA JPL telecommunications engineer. Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University; B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
JC
Co-Founder of QED and co-designer of the Academy program. Ph.D. in Statistics and M.S. in Economics from Stanford University; B.S. in Math and Physics from Tsinghua University, summa cum laude.
Lusayo
Malawi's first-ever medalist in the Pan-African Math Olympiad (Bronze Medal, 2013). Together with Charles, JC, and Will, Lusayo helped organise Malawi’s first-ever national-scale Kangaroo Math competitions. Lusayo is also a full-stack software engineer, experienced in both back-end and front-end development.
Charles
Elite math coach with over a decade of experience training students to compete and win at the international level, including in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Singapore … and now in Malawi! You’ll find every wall of his room plastered with mathematics!
Nuswe
Passionate math and tech teacher with over decade of experience teaching in Malawi's public schools, with a genuine love for creative problem solving. Lead instructor who will run the Academy's day-to-day programmes including during the regular school year.
Sithembinkosi
Sithembinkosi Phombeya is an ICT specialist and data analyst. She has worked on projects at the intersection of hardware and software, including portable blood pressure measurement devices, and braille keyboards. At the Academy she is one of our teachers of robotics and electronics.
Our Courses
Mathematics
Singapore-style mathematics (“Seriously Addictive Math”). Novel methods enabling children to easily solve algebraic problems using visual methods and basic reasoning.
Mental mathematics drills, games, and special tricks to execute rapid calculations with less effort than traditional methods.
Creative and fun problem solving that also functions as preparation for international competitions, such as Mathcounts, Kangaroo Math, the Pan-African Math Olympiad (PAMO), and the International Math Olympiad (IMO).
Logical reasoning through a rich variety of board games and card games, sharpening street-fighting intuition through fun and post-game analysis.
Informatics
Build & program applications and robots. Construct a wide variety of high-quality imported kits tailored for many different age groups, including young children to advanced high school students.
Program robots to execute complex operations using either Python or visual block programming languages. Learn the fundamentals of control flow programming, debugging, trial and error, and demonstrate your robots perform in front of family and friends to their delight.
Learn basics of mechatronics, including the usage of gears, motors, sensors and actuators, circuits, and simple machines, Arduino and Raspberry Pi, line-following and tracking, and more.
Train on platforms and obstacle courses for future engagement in international robotics competitions.
Digital Literacy
Master the world’s primary productivity suite: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Record data, write reports, and give live technical presentations. Why wait until college to learn marketable skills that children can easily learn today?
Touch typing with all ten fingers. Have children typing at least 50 words per minute or higher after several months of training.
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