The C.R.E.A.T.E. (Collaboration to Realize Equity and Teach Engineering) program is designed to inspire and prepare a diverse pipeline of future engineers through afterschool engineering education, youth development programming, and family engagement.

C.R.E.A.T.E. supplies hands-on, interactive engineering design experiences for underrepresented youth throughout Austin, and fosters interest in engineering and science for a whole new generation of young learners.

The program is a collaboration between Thinkery, NI, and Boys and Girls Clubs of the Austin Area. Through hands-on and play-based activities, BGCAA youth will ask, research, imagine, plan, create, test and improve, becoming proficient in all the fundamentals of the Engineering Design Process. These small-group learning sessions later culminate with a dedicated Field Trip experience at Thinkery for participating BGCAA clubs.

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Special thanks to our partners for their leadership and support of the C.R.E.A.T.E. program