Empower the Next Generation of Innovators
Your contribution can change the future for Arizona’s underserved students. By supporting the GenTech Foundation, you’re giving children the tools they need to succeed in today’s tech-driven world. Every dollar you donate helps provide hands-on tech education that prepares students for high-demand careers, ensuring they have the opportunity to thrive. Together, we can inspire the next generation of creators, innovators, and leaders.
Meet Charlie
Charlie started out as a shy and reserved student who wasn’t sure if tech was for him. After joining GenTech’s Cool Coding course, something clicked. Not only did Charlie discover a love for coding, but he also started coming out of his shell, gaining confidence both inside and outside the classroom.
Meet Malaya
Malaya had always been curious about how things worked, but it wasn’t until she participated in GenTech’s 3D Printing Rocket course that she found her true passion. Inspired by the hands-on experience of building and launching her own rocket, Malaya now dreams of becoming a rocket scientist. The course ignited her imagination and opened her eyes to the endless possibilities of STEM. With her newfound goal, Malaya is determined to turn her dreams into reality, and we can’t wait to see what she achieves.
Meet Ben
For Ben, coding was love at first click. When he enrolled in a GenTech course, he quickly mastered the basics and started pushing his limits. By the end of the program, Ben wasn’t just following along—he was creating his own video game from scratch! His creativity and coding skills soared, and now Ben has plans to continue learning and developing his own games.
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K-12 STEM Education For The Future Workforce: A Wish List For The Next Five Year Plan
“This country is in the midst of a STEM and data literacy crisis,” opined Elena Gerstmann and Laura Albert in a recent piece for The Hill. Their sentiment represents a widely held concern that America’s global leadership in scientific and technological innovation, anchored in educational excellence, is being relinquished, thereby jeopardizing our economy and national security. Their message recycles a 65-year-old warning to U.S. policy makers, educators, and employers when the USSR seemingly eclipsed our innovation pace with the launch of Sputnik.
Business for Breakfast
Listen to Board Member Debbie Kovesdy talk about the Foundation and her other efforts to improve the educational landscape of Arizona.
Community Tech Hub Launches Foundation to Expand Accessibility to STEM Education
GenTech, a community tech hub that provides personal tech support and STEM education programming, has launched the GenTech Foundation to bring its KidsTech program to more Valley schools, bridging the STEM education divide among students and allowing more kids the opportunity to explore their interest in technology. As part of its launch, the foundation has partnered with the City of Phoenix District 7 office to provide $10,000 in funding to the Murphy School District, which will bring GenTech’s award-winning KidsTech program to Kuban Elementary for the 2024/2025 school year.
Empowering students Through Technology with GenTech
The conclusion of the 2023-2024 school year marked a significant milestone for GenTech with our largest community event to date! The “Crazy Computer Build” deployment at Bethune Elementary School was a resounding success, with over 100 students and their families receiving a computer to take home.
Kenilworth Embraces STEM with GenTech
Kenilworth School was excited to introduce GenTech’s STEM programs for its middle school students, starting the year with the popular “Crazy Computer Build” course. In this hands-on class, students learned the inner workings of computer hardware by disassembling and building their own computers. At the end of the course, each student took home a full computer setup, empowering them to continue exploring technology at home.
A Game Changer for Garfield Elementary
The GenTech program at Garfield Elementary School has been a transformative addition to a campus already committed to providing its students with diverse, hands-on learning experiences. Known for its innovative cooking and gardening programs, the school expanded its opportunities by introducing GenTech—a cutting-edge STEM program that empowers kids to explore technology.