Impact

Real kits in real classrooms, at no cost to students.

300
Kits delivered
As of September 2026
3
Elementary schools
Central Ohio
3
Community organizations
Shelters and a makerspace
$0
Cost to schools
Free to every student

Next goal: 1,000 kits

Ten or more elementary schools across Ohio, including Columbus, Cleveland, and counties like Fairfax.

300 delivered700 to go

How we count

  • Kits delivered are counted at each delivery, by site and date.
  • Students reached is the number each partner reports when it requests kits.
  • Starting this school year, students answer one question before and after the build: "Would you want to try engineering again?"

Why it matters

18 min

of science a day in the average K to 3 classroom, against 89 minutes of reading. Horizon Research, 2018 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education

63%

of Ohio fifth graders scored proficient in science on the 2024 to 2025 state test. Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

31%

of middle-school girls already believe coding jobs are "not for them." By college it is 58%. Microsoft, Closing the STEM Gap, 2018

Partners

  • Andrew's House Community organization, Delaware, Ohio
  • Family Promise of Delaware County Family shelter network
  • Makerspace Central Community makerspace
  • Three elementary schools Central Ohio

Photos

Students packing kits on a living room floor A student sealing a kit at a kitchen table Kit parts sealed in a bag A box of finished kits ready for delivery

Help us reach the next 700 kits

$25 makes one kit. $250 makes a classroom set.

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