STEM.org International Accreditation
A professional STEM classroom accredited by the international STEM.org — an extremely rare credential in Taiwan.
§ MILESTONES & AWARDS
Every step we have taken
It started with one laboratory in Anping, Tainan, in 2017. Below are our milestones and competition results — every one of them verifiable.
Milestones
- Jul 2026SCIENCE FAIR
66th National Science Fair — award winners, international bound
Both our junior-high and high-school teams reached the national final as regional champions, won awards, and are preparing for international science fairs.
- Jun 2026HONORS
World-champion team honored by the Premier
After the world finals, our competitors were received and commended by the Premier at the Executive Yuan, with congratulatory telegrams from the President and Vice President.
- May 2026COMPETITION
2026 World KidWind Challenge · World Champion
Our trained competitors won the Junior-High World Championship and the KidWind Spirit Award, plus the Senior-High Blade Engineering Award, at the world finals in the USA.
- Oct 2025CERTIFICATION
Southern Taiwan's First KidWind-Certified Lab
Jointly certified by AESEA and KidWind (USA) — one of only two certified labs in Taiwan, and the only one in the south.
- Sep 2025PARTNERSHIP
Dual-axis shake table delivered to NCKU Civil Engineering
Completed a two-year engineering commission from National Cheng Kung University Civil Engineering - a dual-axis shake table that replays historical earthquake data.
- Aug 2025CERTIFICATION
VSTC launched — the world's first certified cohort
Officially launched the Vernier Science Technology Certification under US authorization and held the first exams — our students became the first certified cohort worldwide; the credential is recognized in the MOE learning-portfolio database.
- Jun 2025COMPETITION
Five national awards at first inquiry-competition entry
Our first entry into the national science-inquiry competition brought home five awards, including a national second place, across elementary, junior-high and high-school divisions.
- Jul 2024PARTNERSHIP
Taiwan's first certified KidWind workshop, with NMNS
Became the first external teaching partner of the National Museum of Natural Science, co-hosting Taiwan’s first officially KidWind-certified wind-energy workshop.
- Jul 2023FACILITY
STARK Lab 2.0 opens
Moved to No. 417, Guoping Rd., Anping — a seven-floor, 890 m² laboratory building, opened with the 2023 summer camps.
- May 2023CERTIFICATION
Sole official training partner, KidWind Asia League
Named the only officially recognized pre-competition training provider for the KidWind Asia wind-energy league.
- Apr 2023CERTIFICATION
STEM.org International Accreditation
Accredited by the international STEM.org organization — an extremely rare credential in Taiwan.
- Nov 2022PARTNERSHIP
Invited to Taiwan Science Festival two years running
The earthquake-engineering teaching kits co-developed with NCKU Civil Engineering were exhibited at the Taiwan Science Festival (NTSEC, Taipei) for the second consecutive year.
- 2022SCIENCE FAIR
Double win at the 62nd National Science Fair
Our student won the Local Special Award and the MediaTek Merit Award in Engineering (II) at the 62nd Taiwan National Science Fair.
- Aug 2021PARTNERSHIP
Commissioned by NCKU Civil Engineering
Commissioned by National Cheng Kung University Civil Engineering to develop teaching kits and film instructional videos for an online earthquake-safety course - the start of a long-term collaboration.
- Jun 2021PARTNERSHIP
MOU signed with Vernier (USA)
Signed an MOU with Vernier Asia and began building what is now the largest collection of Vernier research sensors in Taiwan.
- May 2019PARTNERSHIP
NCKU teacher-certification program launches
National Cheng Kung University’s cross-disciplinary science-teacher certification program opened its first cohort, with STARK Lab as the lead unit.
- 2017FOUNDED
STARK Lab was founded
Founded in Anping, Tainan. From our very first lab room, we set out to do one thing: let children do science with their own hands.
Credentials
NCKU Cross-Disciplinary Teacher Program
Lead unit for National Cheng Kung University's cross-disciplinary science-teacher certification program.
Taiwan's Only Vernier Test Center
The only authorized Vernier Science Technology Certification test center in Taiwan — and the largest collection of Vernier sensors in the country.
Deep Partnership with Northern Teams
STEAMLab Taiwan (Zhubei), TechArt Talks (Taipei) and Pley School — we partner closely with these three northern teams to bring their courses to southern Taiwan.