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2022 Mid-Year Impact Summary

The world needs young people who are equipped to tackle the toughest challenges facing our planet.

They will need to know how to embrace diverse points of view and work together without fear of failure. At The Tech, through every program, activity and experience, this is what we do. We provide hands-on experiences with science and technology specially designed to prepare the problem solvers of tomorrow and equip educators locally, nationally and globally to develop these skills in their students.

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Title I Field Trips

There are few experiences as inspiring as a field trip to The Tech Interactive to unlock a love for science, engineering and problem-solving in students. Unfortunately, many schools lack the resources to support these types of field trips.

A gift of just $40 to our Title 1 Field Trip Fund enables one child from an underserved school in our community to visit The Tech Interactive for a day of hands-on learning. Each student participates in an in-depth science lab or workshop in areas like physics, chemistry, engineering logic or bioengineering, in addition to exploring more than 100 exhibits such as Social Robots, Cyber Detectives or BioDesign Studio.

STEM Inclusion Initiative

Our mission at The Tech is to inspire the innovator in everyone. We know that everyone benefits when there is a diverse group of innovators at the table. The Tech is committed to closing the opportunity gap through intentional equity and inclusion practices that help these students from historically marginalized groups pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Your support of our STEM Inclusion Initiative will build a pipeline of opportunities for young people that nurture their interest, boost their skills, and solidify their confidence in STEM.

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The Bowers Institute: Professional Development for Educators

The Bowers Institute helps teachers bring Design Challenge Learning into the classroom through online resources and in-person workshops. This center houses The Tech Academies of Innovation, an in-depth program helping Silicon Valley educators understand how to incorporate engineering design into their curriculum. In all, the 1,182 educators we’ve trained are supporting more than 30,000 students every day in the classroom, and that number grows every year.

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The Tech Challenge

This signature program of The Tech is an annual design challenge for teams of students in Grades 4–12 to use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem. Over several months, participants collaborate, learn from failure and improve their ideas while documenting their progress in an engineering journal. The program culminates in a two-day final showcase where teams put their solutions to the test in front of their peers and judges. For more than 30 years, The Tech Challenge has encouraged girls and boys from all backgrounds to see themselves as engineers.

Contributions to this program pay for materials, staffing and dozens of events throughout the year.

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The Tech for Global Good

Now more than ever, it is essential to support young people with the tools to solve big problems. The Tech for Global Good empowers students to see themselves as leaders in the conversation about the future of our planet.

Through a student-organized summit, young people realize their potential to drive change. Other aspects of the program include hands-on experiences for school groups and a celebration of global visionaries whose work is changing the world. The Tech for Global Good honors the power of social innovation while making a compelling call to action to the next generation — you can create a better world.

Contributions to this program support an exhibit in The Tech, educational lab experiences and the work of The Tech's student board in organizing high profile events for their peers.

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Other Strategic Intiatives

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Title I Field Trips

STEM Inclusion Initiative

The Bowers Institute: Professional Development for Educators

The Tech Challenge

The Tech for Global Good

Other Strategic Intiatives