In 2016, engineers Anu Mahajan and Gil Levendel founded TinkRworks in Hinsdale, Illinois, to inspire young innovators through a local summer science camp. After its success, they created PreK-12 STEAM projects based on real-world applications, collaborating with Chicago educators to align with science, math, and computer science standards. Teachers quickly adopted TinkRworks for afterschool and summer programs.
Today, TinkRworks is a leading STEM/STEAM partner for hundreds of U.S. schools, seamlessly integrated into classrooms, STEM/STEAM labs, and enrichment programs like summer school and STEM/STEAM clubs.
Bringing STEM/STEAM into the classroom engages students while encouraging exploration and critical thinking.
Putting professional development at the core creates an ethos of support that furthers teaching quality and confidence.
The Challenges students may face in a project-based learning environment build growth mindsets.
STEM/STEAM practices and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies build a collaborative problem-solving culture.
STEM/STEAM guides students to collaborate and communicate with others while thinking critically and creatively.
TinkRworks is a provider of exceptional PreK-12 STEAM curriculum designed to transform learners to innovators with STEAM Project-based Learning. By providing an inspired STEAM solution that is hands-on, engaging, impactful, and easy-to-implement, TinkRworks programming is carefully designed to instill five key capabilities in participants:
To transform learners into innovators and create opportunities for all children to envision themselves as future STEAM leaders by empowering educators to confidently and effectively deliver STEAM education to their students.
TinkRworks is committed to the advancement of equitable policies and practices so all students, especially those from underserved communities, are prepared to achieve success in a rapidly changing world. Helping students imagine themselves as important community contributors within – and far beyond – classroom walls is our shared responsibility. >>Read More
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“From an administrator’s point of view, the biggest success is that teachers enjoy using TinkRworks in their classrooms. They see their students engaged in something rigorous and relevant and that leads to a classroom that is well-managed. Students want to participate. You can’t say that about a lot of programs.”
Director of North Central CTE Cooperative
“TinkRworks not only teaches students science and coding but also develops life skills. Students get to practice how to solve problems by talking them through and communicating with their peers. You literally see their confidence grow.”
K-8 STEM Teacher at St. Isaac Jocques
“Even our special education students benefit from TinkRworks. There’s little that makes us happier than seeing equity and access at work with every student accessing the curriculum—and flying their own drones in the middle school hallway!”
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Services at Gower School District 62
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