Vol. 01 · A student-run 501(c)(3) · Est. 2024
Kids teaching kids to build real hardware.
48 teachers at 27 schools in 9 countries have asked us to come teach.
Free build days over video, at schools the labs never reached. The students who keep going get a $40 kit and grants up to $1,500.
Sunnyvale, CAMombasa, KEAmsterdam, NLVienna, ATCape Town, ZANairobi, KELagos, NGTunis, TNConakry, GNKarachi, PKLahore, PKSan Rafael, CANovato, CABelmont, CADaly City, CAFremont, CAHayward, CaPALO ALTO, CASan Ramon, CaliforniaSan Jose, USSanta Clara, CA
01The demand
live from our CRM
48 teachers at 27 schools in 9 countries have asked us to come teach.
These aren't projections. Every row below is a real teacher who filled out our workshop form. We show the school and city, and keep names private.
Signup feedSchool · Place · Date
- French American School of Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale, CAMay 20
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Mombasa, KEApr 26
- International School of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NLApr 26
- Vienna International School, Vienna, ATApr 26
- American International School of Cape Town, Cape Town, ZAApr 26
- International School of Kenya, Nairobi, KEApr 26
- American International School of Lagos, Lagos, NGApr 26
- American International School of Lagos, Lagos, NGApr 26
- American International School of Lagos, Lagos, NGApr 26
- Canopus International School of Tunis, Tunis, TNApr 24
- American International School of Conakry, Conakry, GNApr 24
- American International School of Conakry, Conakry, GNApr 24
- Karachi Grammar School Middle Section, Karachi, PKApr 24
- Lahore Grammar School, Lahore, PKApr 24
- Lahore Grammar School 30-Main Gulberg, Lahore, PKApr 24
- Davidson Middle School, San Rafael, CAApr 24
- Sinaloa Middle School, Novato, CAApr 24
- Ralston Middle School, Belmont, CAApr 24
- Ralston Middle School, Belmont, CAApr 24
- Benjamin Franklin Intermediate, Daly City, CAApr 24
- Benjamin Franklin Intermediate, Daly City, CAApr 24
- John Gomes Elementary, Fremont, CAApr 24
- John Gomes Elementary, Fremont, CAApr 24
- John Gomes Elementary, Fremont, CAApr 24
- Gomes Elementary, Hayward, CaApr 15
- Ellen Fletcher, PALO ALTO, CAApr 14
- Pine Valley Middle School, San Ramon, CaliforniaApr 14
- E2E Elementary 276051, San Jose, USMar 29
- E2E Elementary 016156, San Jose, USMar 29
- E2E Elementary 410554, San Jose, USMar 29
- E2E Elementary 109782, San Jose, USMar 29
- E2E Elementary 799159, San Jose, USMar 29
- Lincoln Elementary School, Santa Clara, CAMar 25
- West Valley Elementary, Sunnyvale, CAMar 25
02The kit
Five parts · $40 total
The five parts a student wires together. No soldering, no lab bench.
A student builds an air-quality monitor for $40.
A small computer, a sensor that reads the air, a screen, and the wiring to connect them. The student writes the code, gets a live reading, and keeps the board.
- 01ESP32 microcontroller$6
- 02PM2.5 particulate sensor$14
- 03Breadboard + jumper wires$5
- 04OLED readout + LEDs$7
- 05Battery, case, small parts$8
- The whole kit$40
03The path
workshop to funded build
01$0
A workshop shows up
Free build days over video, run by our student teachers during class time.
02weekly
Some kids keep going
The ones who can't stop join open build sessions and keep working.
03$40
They get the kit
$40 of real parts. They wire it, code it, and keep the board.
04up to $1,500
Standouts get funded
Pitch a build, get a mentor and a grant. Half on signing, half at a working demo.
04The backers
5 funders and partners
- Silicon Valley Power$5,000 founding grant
- Marin Clean Energy$3,000 for Marin County presentations
- Ava Community Energy$2,500 for builds in its service territory
- AAUW FremontPer-presentation grants, plus a scientist network
- Loop LifePeer nonprofit partner
05Get involved
two doors
Bring us to a class, or fund a build.
We’re a nonprofit run by high schoolers. If you teach, request a free workshop. If you can give, a $40 kit puts one build in a student’s hands.