Resources for Middle and Elementary Schoolers

Technovation Girls is a global tech entrepreneurship program that empowers young women to create mobile apps addressing real-world challenges. Participants learn coding, problem-solving, and business skills, transforming their ideas into impactful solutions and gaining confidence in technology and leadership.

Technovation Design Challenges inspire young innovators to tackle pressing global issues through creative design and technology. Participants engage in hands-on activities, developing practical solutions and honing their skills in problem-solving, teamwork, and critical thinking. This is an excellent resource to learn about STEAM concepts through visual simulations and models.

Explore computer animation courses, design your own animations, and learn how Pixar transforms their animations into movies. These courses are free and linked with Khan Academy accounts. 

Participate in virtual, nation-wide, online classes that teach K-8 graders robotics and coding. Some of the topics include block, Scratch, and Python programming. Classes are held year-round.

FIRST LEGO League is an international competition that encourages children to explore STEM through exciting, hands-on robotics challenges. Participants design, build, and program LEGO robots to solve real-world problems, fostering creativity, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.

Invites students in grades 5-8 to submit a video describing a unique solution to an everyday problem for the chance to win $25,000 and an exclusive 3M Mentorship