A youth-led STEM initiative

Curiosity is the only prerequisite.

Framework is a youth-led STEM community helping students explore, build, and belong through hands-on experiences.

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Curiosity First

Explore without pressure.

Every Kid Belongs

STEM should be accessible to everyone.

Hands-On, Always

Build, test, and improve.

Everyone Gets to Share

Celebrate the process, not just the result.

Why we exist

STEM should be a place for everyone.

Framework creates hands-on STEM experiences that give students the chance to explore real problems, build creative solutions, and discover where their curiosity can take them.

Learn About Framework

  • Explore without pressure
  • Build through hands-on learning
  • Learn through curiosity and experimentation
  • Find a place in STEM
  • Grow through community
What we build

Find something you're curious about.

Framework creates different ways for students to explore STEM through building, experimenting, and solving real problems.

Hands-on

Discovery Programs

Explore engineering and science through interactive, beginner-friendly challenges.

5-day intensive

Framework Intensives

Immersive design challenges where students collaborate, prototype, and create.

Community

Family STEM Nights

Students and families build, experiment, and solve challenges together.

Take-home

STEM Discovery Kits

Hands-on activities that bring STEM exploration beyond the workshop.

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Our Impact

Building confidence through curiosity.

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Students Reached

2

Hands-On Workshops

2

Community Partners

100%

Students Celebrated

Not a competition

We don't believe STEM needs a scoreboard.

Framework celebrates students for experimenting, creating, sharing, and growing.

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The people behind it

Youth-led, community-built.

Framework is powered by students who believe everyone deserves the chance to explore STEM.

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Bring it to your community

Put a real problem in your students' hands.

Schools, libraries, shelters, and community organizations can partner with Framework to bring hands-on STEM experiences to their students.

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