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Student Makers: teen volunteers are teaching STEM across three continents

California high schoolers founded Student Makers, a nonprofit that designs and 3D-prints LEGO-inspired airplane kits to teach STEM to students across three continents, including Kenya.

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Student Makers: teen volunteers are teaching STEM across three continents

Latest Discoveries

In Raja Ampat, children learn that their knowledge can help protect their islands

How a rare bird sparked a wildlife movement across 16 villages in Guyana

Xokleng Indigenous people plant thousands of critically endangered pine in Brazil

Did you know forests can save themselves?

Daily Games

A Radiant Thought

The Curiosity Boost

Movement Joy

Wake up to Radiance.

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