Snapology

Stephanie Scott, a former Montana public school teacher, found a passion for bringing engaging STEAM lessons to the children of central Montana in the fall of 2020. Snapology sort of fell into her lap when she was thinking about using her business background to switch to the private sector of education. Snapology, a 10-year-old educational enrichment franchise, was founded by two sisters in Pittsburgh, PA, who wanted more enrichment activities for their own children. Little did they know it would expand to 27 states and 13 countries and be awarded the numberone children’s enrichment franchise in the world.

After about six months of research, Stephanie decided the programs were top-notch and invested in the first Montana franchise. “Our programs are unique because we use LEGO bricks to teach STEAM. Kids are engaged and learning the concepts much more than they are with non-engaging materials,” she remarked. “When combining LEGO bricks with learning STEAM, I have found that 90% of my students are engaged 100% of the time.”

Snapology of Helena, Bozeman, Butte and surrounding communities offers more than 80 programs to choose from and more than 1,500 hours of standards-based curriculum. Every lesson teaches one or more components of STEAM.

“We have had a slow start due to COVID, but with more and more schools opening up to outside organizations, we’re making our way in,” said Stephanie. “We currently serve Helena, Townsend, Whitehall and Bozeman public schools for after-school enrichment. We also hold events such as Bricks and Brews at a local brewery in Helena and Parents’ Night Out in Bozeman at the YMCA. We are a mobile business and partner up with organizations and businesses to bring our programming to you!”

Last summer, Snapology held camps in Bozeman at MSU and in Helena at the Sleeping Giant Parks and other locations. This summer, they will be partnering with the YMCA of Gallatin Valley, Sleeping Giant Parks in Helena, Sylvan Learning Center in Helena and The Commons in Bozeman, MSU, Townsend and Whitehall.