WELCOME TO

STARBASE INDIANA

SOUTH BEND

STARBASE Indiana-South Bend opened on Thursday, March 31, 2016. This location is located at the newly renovated National Guard Armory Facility. Founded in 1636 as a citizen force organized to protect families and towns from hostile attacks, today’s National Guard Soldiers hold civilian jobs or attend college while maintaining their military training part time, always ready to defend the American way of life in the event of an emergency.

1.0 PUBLIC PROGRAMS

We have some exciting STEM opportunities happening at STARBASE Indiana South Bend! We will be offering 3 open enrollment sessions of our STARBASE 1.0 program for students in 5th and 6th grade. This is like our summer camps, so students can attend individually instead of with a school class. To ensure proper social distancing, class sizes will be kept small and spots are limited. The program will be held at the South Bend National Guard Armory.

Session 1- October 19-23

Session 2- October 26-30

Session 3- November 9-13

Click here to apply via Google Form or for more information

MEET THE TEAM

Academy Director

MATT “BOLT” BELLINA

Matt Bellina was raised in South Bend attending McKinley and Edison School in the South Bend Community School Corporation. He received a BS in Education and MA in Corporate Wellness from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. His STEM influences include the staff at STARBASE, family members and popular names such as Bill Nye the Science Guy and Steve Spangler. “I was lucky to have a father that allowed me to make safe-mistakes and creatively build in his laboratory.” As the youngest of 5 boys Matt learned quickly how to navigate group work. “It is important to know what you are good at, focus on that, and get out of the way of the others in the group (my brothers)”. In his free time Matt enjoys running, coaching youth soccer and volunteering in the community. As the Academy Director, I look forward to welcoming you to STARBASE Indiana, located in South Bend.

CONTACT US

How Can We Help?

STARBASE INDIANA - SOUTH BEND

1901 Kemble Ave., South Bend, IN 46613

SBinfo@starbasein.org

(317) 247-3300 ext. 88834