ENGLEWOOD, CO—September 17, 2026 – Starlab®, a part of the Science Interactive Group, has been named a 2026 Back to School Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence winner in the Primary category. Starlab is a portable learning dome, equipped with a 4K projector to produce high quality images so students can easily visualize the details of our vast universe. For over 30 years, Starlab has been used in thousands of districts, schools, and science centers across the country to empower teachers to provide the most interactive learning experience possible for students.
Now celebrating another year of recognizing innovation across the education industry, the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence highlight the products and solutions making a meaningful difference to educators and learners. The Back to School awards recognize products and solutions that demonstrate versatility, value, innovation, and the ability to address real-world challenges in and outside the classroom.
Starlab serves to expand access to a fully immersive learning experience and build growing student interest in STEM-related disciplines. For phenomena that are challenging or even impossible to experience in real life, Starlab provides teachers with an opportunity to help students observe the unobservable up close, creating an immersive learning experience that results in stronger student engagement and a deeper, more authentic understanding of concepts, further elevating the classroom learning experience.
The awards’ editorial team shared, “The 2026 awards saw an impressive range of products and solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s education sector. Our expert judges were particularly impressed by the quality, innovation and practical impact demonstrated by this year’s winners. Each winning product has shown its ability to support educators and learners in meaningful ways, and we’re delighted to recognise their achievements. Congratulations to all of this year’s well-deserved winners.”
Judged by a panel of experienced education technology experts, winning a Tech & Learning Award of Excellence represents recognition from one of the industry’s leading education technology publications. The awards showcase the products and solutions that are helping educators deliver more engaging, effective and innovative teaching and learning experiences as the new academic year gets underway.
Flexible and easy to transport and set up, Starlab package includes the 4K projector, dome, laptop, and turnkey curriculum, so teachers can seamlessly integrate preloaded or original content, while delivering stunningly crisp visuals that transport students into a world of exploration like never before.
If you’re interested in learning how to make Starlab a part of your curriculum, schedule a demo here.
