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Nonprofit Brings Free STEM Education to Over One Million K-12 Students through Mobile Labs, Interactive Distanced STEM ActivitiesWASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning Undefeated has achieved a milestone of serving over one million students through its mobile and hybrid STEM education experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. These interactive STEM programs served children when many programs were cut, notably as more than 55 million children were deprived of in-person learning for at least a few months. "In a year when students needed interactive learning experiences more than ever, Learning Undefeated has reached the incredible milestone of inspiring more than one million students through hands-on STEM education," said Brian Gaines, Learning Undefeated CEO. "When schools were closed due to COVID-19, our culture of innovation led us to develop hybrid learning resources that kept students connected to STEM subjects, even without access to the specialized tools they might normally have in the classroom. Our new digital learning program has amplified Learning Undefeated's impact in ways we couldn't have imagined, and the demand just continues to grow." To date, Learning Undefeated's hybrid learning program has reached 1,193,064 students in all 50 states plus Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. The nonprofit's new back-to-school hybrid learning suite offers free STEM resources for K-12 schools and teachers across the country, along with in-person fall programs in Texas, Maryland, and Delaware. Long known as a trailblazer in mobile STEM education, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the education organization developed a comprehensive, free curriculum with dozens of standards-aligned activities on topics including biology, chemistry, engineering, earth and space science, genetics, physics, and environmental science. Learning Undefeated's flagship mobile STEM laboratory program began in 2003 with a trailer laboratory that brought cutting-edge science education right to the school parking lot. In 2019, the organization launched Drop Anywhere Labs, custom-built shipping containers that combine game-based learning with augmented reality to teach students about chemistry concepts, bringing the total mobile lab fleet to six traveling laboratories. Some of the programs from the past year include:
All of Learning Undefeated's programs focus on building & reinforcing STEM identity, a student's belief that they can be successful in a STEM job, and there is a place for them in these fields. STEM identity is formed through a series of positive, fun experiences that increase student confidence, and lead them to seek out additional interactions with STEM subjects and activities. When students have a fun, hands-on learning experience, it strengthens their faith that they can be successful and brings them one step closer to imagining a career path that involves STEM. For more information on these programs, visit the Learning Undefeated website. About Learning Undefeated Learning Undefeated also operates several other celebrated STEM education programs, including the Young Science Explorers Program, a summer camp for middle school students, Advancing Tomorrow's Leaders in STEM (ATLAS) College and Career Exploration Program, STEM Leadership Experience, student competitions, after-school programs, curriculum development and disaster recovery education. Visit learningundefeated.org or follow on social media @LearningUNDFTD. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nonprofit-brings-free-stem-education-to-over-one-million-k-12-students-through-mobile-labs-interactive-distanced-stem-activities-301383448.html SOURCE Learning Undefeated |