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‘It is like a dream for my son to learn STEAM’

MIT students and staff mentor 80 middle schoolers during Full STEAM Ahead Into Summer program, encouraging hands-on learning and skill building

A revolutionary, bold educational endeavor for Belize

Itz’at STEAM Academy, an effort between MIT and the Belize Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology, pushes the boundaries of education through innovative methodologies.

MIT Open Learning announces Day of Climate and call for proposals

MIT students and staff mentor 80 middle schoolers during Full STEAM Ahead Into Summer program, encouraging hands-on learning and skill building

Q&A: A STEAM framework that prepares learners for evolving careers and technologies

MIT pK-12 at Open Learning co-created a secondary school learning architecture that’s available for adoption and adaptation by educational practitioners worldwide.

MIT’s Day of Climate funds innovative, hands-on, curriculum for young learners and educators around the world

Over $120K awarded to proposals from the MIT community focused on climate change curriculum.

Free MIT resources for pK-12 computer science education and fluency

Empower young learners with skills in programming, app development, AI, and more through MIT Open Learning’s innovative, research-based programs.

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The Learning Architecture prioritizes student-centered, hands-on learning, rooted in the Constructionist theory that the most powerful learning occurs through discovery, exploration, and creation. In contrast to more traditional education, which focuses on internalization and memorization of disciplinary knowledge, this framework encourages learners to pursue areas of interest in their own way and at their own pace, leading to meaningful and transformative learning experiences. Read more here.