What is Next Play 360?
We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to using sports to advance STEM disciplines for underrepresented K-12 students in Cobb County, GA. Next Play STEM Basketball is a program of Next Play 360° that features afterschool and summer camps to engage students in athletics, leadership, and academics by integrating STEM fundamentals (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). In doing so, our program helps student athletes understand the science behind the sport so that they become as competitive in the classroom as on the court. Key elements of the program include weekly after school STEM educational clinics along with out-of-school-time camps that is equal parts education, physical activity, and fun.
A hallmark of our program is the use of hands-on learning strategies that are engaging, personal, and enjoyable for students of all grade levels, which motivates them to fully immerse themselves in the STEM fundamentals behind the game of basketball.
Our Mission
It’s a Lifestyle
Our mission is to engage students in athletics, leadership, and academics by integrating STEM fundamentals (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) so that students become as competitive in the classroom as on the court.