Celebrating our impact and milestones in engineering education. We will continue to update as we conduct more classes!
Founded by passionate high school students to make engineering education accessible to elementary and middle school students in the Austin area. Started with a vision to inspire the next generation of innovators and problem solvers.
Collaborated with professional engineers who volunteered as guest speakers and mentors, bringing real-world experience into our classrooms.
Planning to expand our programs to reach more students across Austin. Developing new curriculum modules, building partnerships with STEM organizations, and working towards establishing UpDraft Engineering as a registered nonprofit to serve our community even more effectively. Developing more partnerships and expanding nationwide.
Recruited and trained 5+ dedicated volunteer mentors and guest speakers from various engineering disciplines
Facilitated the creation of many student projects including solar ovens, robotic vehicles, biomedical hand prototypes, and custom games
Maintained our commitment to 100% free programming, providing all materials and equipment at no cost
Developed a comprehensive engineering curriculum that balances theory with practice, covering a variety of disciplines
Includes pictures from our workshops, field trips, and other events.